New Town Quarter, Edinburgh

What this is

The Wheatley Housing Group (WHE) is seeking a main contractor to deliver 108 Mid-Market Rent (MMR) residential units as the affordable housing component of the New Town Quarter development on Dundas Street, Edinburgh — part of the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters. The development is located on the northern edge of Edinburgh's New Town World Heritage Site. The estimated total value is £30,000,000. This is a Prior Information Notice; the formal contract notice was expected around 22 May 2026.

Key points

• 108 Mid-Market Rent homes — single block — brownfield regeneration in Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site
• Estimated value £30,000,000 ex VAT
• PIN response deadline: 5 May 2026 12:00 noon via email to annemarie.hannaway@wheatley-group.com

Who can bid

No formal eligibility criteria at PIN stage. Interested contractors should submit a response to the PIN Project Brief. Clarification questions must be submitted via the PCS Q&A section only (deadline 30 April 2026).

How to submit

Responses to be emailed as a zipped file to annemarie.hannaway@wheatley-group.com by 5 May 2026 at 12:00 noon (amended deadline due to bank holiday). No PCS postbox available for PIN.

Clarifications

Questions must be submitted via the PCS Q&A section; deadline 30 April 2026. Answers published anonymously on PCS.

Classification

CPV 45000000 — Construction work 45211360 — Urban development construction work ScotlandEdinburgh & Lothians