Awarded contract

B714 Diversion Works

Details

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council
Supplier(s): VIRGIN MEDIA LIMITED
Value: £1,126,371.8
Topic: Telephone network maintenance services
Published: 18 August 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

This STAR was awarded to formally document the retrospective expenditure relating to the B714 diversion works carried out as part of the wider project. This award serves to record the circumstances under which the works were commissioned and to provide the necessary procurement and governance cover for the expenditure incurred. Lot 1: This STAR was awarded to formally document the retrospective expenditure relating to the B714 diversion works carried out as part of the wider project. This award serves to record the circumstances under which the works were commissioned and to provide the necessary procurement and governance cover for the expenditure incurred.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 July 2026
Completed: Award published18 August 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

North Ayrshire Council delivers local services from Irvine, and buys as a local authority through its own Corporate Procurement Unit. Suppliers engage through Public Contracts Scotland and its Tender portal to submit bids. Much of its buying runs through Scotland Excel and Scottish Government frameworks, and Crown Commercial Service agreements. Neighbouring local authorities are frequent partners on shared, collaborative contracts across the region. Specialist officers manage spend across construction, social care, facilities management, ICT and utilities. A dedicated Community Benefits Officer monitors the employment outcomes contracts deliver locally, reviewed every six months.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of North Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, IT services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

50334110 · Telephone network maintenance services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-ayrshire-council.gov