Consultant's brief for the preparation of a Business Plan for the Proposed Marbles Creative Hub, Portsoy
North East Scotland Preservation Trust · All their open notices
What this is
The North East Scotland Preservation Trust (NESPT) intends to appoint a consultant to prepare a Business Plan for the proposed Portsoy Marbles Creative Hub, a project involving the repair and conversion of two historic listed buildings (the category A listed Marble Warehouse/Corf House and the category B listed Marble Workshop) at the Old Harbour in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. This is a Prior Information Notice; the buyer later posted clarifications stating it was published in error and asked suppliers to disregard it pending a new notice.
Key points
- Consultant to prepare a Business Plan for the Portsoy Marbles Creative Hub (historic buildings conversion).
- Estimated value GBP 50,000 (clarification later cited a GBP 10,000 budget for the brief).
- Buyer asked suppliers to disregard this PIN due to errors; a replacement notice was to follow.
Who can bid
A suitably qualified business planning consultant. See the attached consultant's brief for detailed requirements. No formal SQ or exclusion criteria stated in this PIN.
How it is scored
No evaluation criteria stated. This was published as a Prior Information Notice; a later clarification said it should have been a Contract Award Notice and then asked bidders to disregard the notice entirely.
Money
Estimated total value GBP 50,000 excluding VAT; a later clarification indicated the budget for the business plan brief at this stage is GBP 10,000.
How to submit
See attached job description / consultant's brief; contact projects@nespt.org. Note the buyer subsequently asked suppliers to disregard this notice.
Clarifications
Contact projects@nespt.org. Buyer added clarifications on 30/04/2026 stating the notice was in error and a new notice would be published.
Classification
CPV 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services 79311400 — Economic research services92522000 — Preservation services of historical sites and buildings71400000 — Urban planning and landscape architectural services ScotlandAberdeenshirePortsoy
Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.