Official UK procurement notice
Orkney Community Wind Farms (OCWF) - Balance of Plant Contract
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionOrkney Islands Council (OIC) is developing Orkney Community Wind Farms, comprising two windfarms in the Orkney Islands. Quanterness wind farm, located on Mainland Orkney (Northwest of Kirkwall), consisting of six circa 4.8 MW Wind Turbine Generators. Faray wind farm, located on the uninhabited island of Faray in the North isles, consisting of six circa 4.8 MW Wind Turbine Generators. Both wind farms have obtained all planning consent and grid connection agreements. Quanterness is due to commence operation in June 2028, with Faray commencing operation in May 2030.
CPV: Access road construction work · Ancillary works for electricity power lines · Engineering works and construction works · Jetties · Marine construction works · Reinforced-concrete structures · Substation construction work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£18,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Quanterness Wind Farm - ECCAwardedPublished value£7,000,000
The Balance of Plant works required for Orkney Community Wind Farms is to complete the design and build of the civils and electrical works in advance of the WTG installer. This will include the following works:
Project and technical management
HSE coordination
Provision of required site facilities for staff
Permit control
Site design (clarifying approved design and implementing)
Site clearance, excavation preparation works
Access roads and crane pads
WTG foundations
Substation building and installation
Cable ducting, installation and commissioning
Maintenance and protection of all installed items during construction phase
Site clearance of all materials, equipment etc
Snagging and defects lists
Lot #2Faray Wind Farm - ECIPublished value£11,000,000
The Balance of Plant works required for Orkney Community Wind Farms is to complete the design and build of the civils and electrical works in advance of the WTG installer. This will include the following works:
Project and technical management
HSE coordination
Provision of required site facilities for staff
Permit control
Site design (clarifying approved design and implementing)
Site clearance, excavation preparation works
Access roads and crane pads
Marine Offloading Facilities
WTG foundations
Substation building and installation
Cable ducting, installation and commissioning
Maintenance and protection of all installed items during construction phase
Site clearance of all materials, equipment etc
Snagging and defects lists
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 27 Mar 2025, 12:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 10:18 BST
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/2143- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080702- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f96bFind a Tender
Publisher note: This notice refers to Lot 1 only of this procurement procedure. (SC Ref:841023)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 25 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected16 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected5 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published59 days ago25 Aug 2026, 10:18 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025- Published value updated to £18,000,00028 Jul 2025, 12:34 BSTwas £20,000,000
- Status changed to active28 Jul 2025, 12:34 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Jul 2025, 12:34 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST28 Jul 2025, 12:34 BST
- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2026, 10:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Quanterness Wind Farm - ECC1 award | |||
| Heddle Construction LtdSMESubcontracting: declared | £14,053,315 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Quanterness Wind Farm - ECC · Heddle Construction LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2026
- Value
- £14,053,315
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Quanterness Wind Farm - ECC | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtReview body
- Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Heddle Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria