Subcontractors, suppliers and consultants involved A9 dualling project: EIR release

Information requested

Please may I request an updated complete list of subcontractors, suppliers and consultants that have or will be involved with the development of the A9 dualling from Perth to Inverness.

Response

As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations.

We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA.

This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.

It might be helpful to note that we have already provided some of the requested information on 13 September 2021 (case ref 202100239332). Please see the below link to our previous response: https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202100239332/. 

Under regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIRs, we do not have to give you information which is already publicly available and easily accessible to you in another form or format.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Transport Scotland does not have some of the information you have requested. We do not hold this information as not all of the sections of the A9 Dualling scheme are in construction or have been put out for tender. Under the terms of the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs (information not held), Transport Scotland is not required to provide information which it does not have.

This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption.

While we recognise there may be some public interest in who will be involved in construction on the A9 Dualling project, clearly we cannot provide information which we do not hold.

I can confirm there are changes and additions to the list provided on 13 September 2021.

Morton Fraser LLP company name has changed to Morton Fraser McRoberts LLP.

TMP company name is TMP Worldwide t/a PeopleScout Ltd.

It should also be noted that not all of the contractors, subcontractors and consultants listed will have active contracts with Transport Scotland or its contractors/ technical advisors.

Please see below a list of those additional contractors, subcontractors and consultants for the A9 Dualling Programme since 13 September 2021.

A9 Dualling Programme: Tomatin to Moy

Subcontractors and service providers

Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd

TerraDat Geophysics

Class One TM

AOC Holdings Ltd and CFA Archaeology Ltd Joint Venture (AOC CFA JV)

ALS Laboratories (UK) Limited

Service providers

Willis Towers Watson

QI Consulting

Tomatin Distillery Advance Works

Main Contractor

Wills Bros Civil Engineering

Subcontractors

Fraser Plant

Morris Leslie

Campbell Plant

GB Landscaping

Highland Fencing

Masonry Solutions (MSL)

Foundation Piling Ltd

Markon Lanes Group

Lynebeg Rail Underbridge Replacement Advance Works

Main Contractor

BAM Nuttall

Subcontractors

Arup

AECOM

Story Contracting

Joseph Gallagher

BAM Ritchies

QTS

Masonry Solutions (MSL)

A9 Dualling Programme: Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing

Subconsultants

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Enterprise Limited

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust

A9 Dualling Southern Commission

Subconsultants

Environmental Management Solutions

Scope Exhibitions

Gradko International Limited

R&M Leisure

TJC Heritage

Aspect Land & Hydrographic Surveys

Whereverly

GTW Storage

A9 Dualling Central Commission

Subconsultants

Brickworks Communications Ltd Commspoint Ltd

Concept Life Sciences Analytical and Development Services Ltd

Headland Archaeology Ltd

I2 Analytical Ltd

Suppliers

Maptek

Contractors

Environmental Monitoring Solutions Ltd

In-Situ Europe Ltd

A9 Dualling Northern Commission

Subconsultants

Environmental Monitoring Solutions

British Geological Society

Registers of Scotland

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Bremners of Aviemore Ltd

Stewart Paton Associates Ltd

Phillpotts Ltd

The Highland Council

Acoustics Noise and Vibration Ltd

Metricell Ltd

RSPB

Apogee Ltd

AG Surveys

High Life Highland

Hobs Reprographics

Nature Metrics Ltd

Ground Sure Ltd

Natural Environment Research Council

Ravey Consulting Ltd

Suppliers

Carrbridge Village Hall (SCIO)

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