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Appointment for Landscape Architect for Development of Exemplar Estates Guide

Loreburn Housing Association

Estimated Value

Up to £20,000

Deadline

7 September 2026

Published

6 August 2026

Type

services

Dumfries.GBOpen procedureCPV: 71420000
CategoryArchitecture & engineering

Overview

Loreburn Housing Association Ltd. wishes to appoint a Landscape Architect to undertake a strategic assessment of a selected sample of estates within both rural and urban settings and later living developments and to provide an exemplar estates guide to support the Housing Association in delivering consistent, high quality estate improvement across their portfolio.

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Loreburn Housing Association wants to hire a Landscape Architect to assess a sample of its rural, urban and later‑living estates and produce a guide that will help the association improve all its estates consistently.

Requirements

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Key Tasks & Deliverables

  • Carry out a strategic assessment of a selected sample of rural and urban estates, including later‑living developments
  • Identify improvement needs, best‑practice and later‑living principles for each estate
  • Develop an exemplar estates guide that sets standards, templates and recommendations for consistent high‑quality estate improvement across the association’s portfolio
  • Present the guide and findings to Loreburn Housing Association stakeholders

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  • 2Check any referenced standards (e.g., later‑living guidelines or Landscape Institute codes) – you’ll need to show you can work to them
  • 3Note any deadlines for site visits, drafts and final delivery – timing is often a key part of the score
  • 4If the notice mentions a ‘framework’ or ‘ongoing support’, be prepared to offer post‑delivery services or updates

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Buyer Profile

Loreburn Housing Association
Typepublic body
RegionVarious properties located in rural, semi-rural and urban locations throughout the Dumfries and Galloway region.
Total tenders4
Total spend£610,000
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Key Dates

Published

6 August 2026

Submission deadline

7 September 2026

Notice type

Website Contract Notice

Source

publiccontractsscotland