Project record

Fort George North Glacis sea-wall underpinning

Participation
Submissions closed
Submission deadline
Participation checked

Recorded tender deadline passed on 4 November 2026 at 17:00 GMT; advertised duration 28 working days

Participation source

Historic Environment Scotland's 8 October notice covers concrete underpinning beneath the sea wall at Fort George North Glacis, near Ardersier. The package includes temporary propping, excavation from the beach, secured formwork, mass-concrete fill and beach reinstatement. The recorded PCS Postbox submission deadline was 17:00 GMT on 4 November 2026. The advertised duration is 28 working days.

Beach and coastal wall below Fort George Glacis on 15 April 2018, shown as historical site context

Beach below Fort George Glacis / valenta, 15 April 2018 / CC BY-SA 2.0; unmodified site-context photograph

Location

United Kingdom / Europe

Segment

Coastal infrastructure

Phase

Tender / Confirmed

Last checked

15 October 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Coastal infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Historic Environment Scotland
Procurement references
HES/C/4383; OCT566205; ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139
Delivery parties
Awarded works contractor not identified in the current tender notice
Contract route
Open procedure for a single works lot, reference HES/C/4383; PCS OCT566205, OCID ocds-r6ebe6-0000845139. Register interest for the tender pack and submit a separate electronic response through PCS Postbox. Price carries 50 points; experience 25, methodology 15, resources 5, and health and safety 5. Variants, options and renewal are excluded. Bids remain valid for three months from the submission deadline.
Execution window
The recorded tender deadline was 4 November 2026 at 17:00 GMT; opening is scheduled for 5 November at 09:00 GMT. The notice gives 28 working days as contract duration. Site commencement and completion dates remain unconfirmed.
Works package
Support the existing North Glacis sea wall temporarily, excavate from the beach, install and secure formwork for mass-concrete underpinning, then remove formwork and reinstate the beach.
Marine interfaces
Beach-side excavation beneath an existing coastal wall links temporary support, concrete placement and reinstatement. The listed drawings, pre-construction information and environmental and cultural assessments need to establish the precise work limits, access, working windows and applicable conditions.
Commercial evidence boundary
The public notice gives a 50-point price and 50-point quality split. Supplier standing and technical selection requirements are set in the tender documents. Contract value, measured quantities, payment terms, retention, insurance and security requirements remain unknown pending the tender pack.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Tender ownership

North Glacis sea-wall underpinning

Named party
Historic Environment Scotland
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The current open-procedure notice identifies HES as buyer and advertises the beach-side underpinning package. Source
Works delivery

Temporary support, underpinning and beach reinstatement

Named party
Works contractor not identified in the tender notice
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
Supplier selection, agreed price, final method and actual construction remain unconfirmed.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

Open this project in the Change Log

HES publishes the North Glacis underpinning tender

The notice identifies the repair scope, 28-working-day duration, weighted criteria and 4 November 2026 17:00 GMT submission deadline. Full tender conditions require the listed documents.

Source

HES revises the Fort George listed-building record

The Category A designation record LB1721 dates its last amendment to 12 November 2019. This site-level heritage record provides context for the repair; current works permissions require separate evidence.

Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • PCS clarifications and deadline changes
  • Complete ITQ, preliminaries, pricing and selection requirements
  • Drawing limits, underpinning quantities and excavation depths
  • Temporary-support and formwork design
  • Beach access, tidal and weather windows
  • Ecology, heritage conditions and permissions
  • Contract value, payment, insurance and security terms
  • Start date, actual quantities and acceptance

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Reporting status

Project phase
Tender
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
15 October 2026
Cited sources
4

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