Official UK procurement notice
Invitation To Tender for the Restoration of the St Magnus Cathedral Organ
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrkney Islands Council seeks a suitably qualified and experienced provider to support the restoration of the St Magnus Cathedral Organ, Kirkwall, Orkney.
CPV: Musical organs · Repair and maintenance services of musical instruments · Restoration work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Orkney Islands Council seeks a suitably qualified and experienced provider to support…CancelledPublished value£500,000
Orkney Islands Council seeks a suitably qualified and experienced provider to support and lead in the restoration of the St Magnus Cathedral Organ, Kirkwall, Orkney.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 11:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2026, 10:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/2208- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021196- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e042Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract the expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:826085)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened318 days ago15 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published233 days ago10 Mar 2026, 10:06 GMT
- Submission deadline212 days ago31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Deadline moved to 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST14 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT+106 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled10 Mar 2026, 10:06 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 15 Dec 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 | +106 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 15 Dec 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 | +106 d |
Please note the deadline for submissions in now 31 March 2026, 12:00.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.