Official UK procurement notice
Orkney Community Wind Farms - Turbine Supply Agreement & Full Service Agreement
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTurbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and Full Service Agreement (FSA) comprising
the design, supply, transportation, installation, commissioning operation and maintenance of up to 18 No. Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) for three Orkney Community Wind Farm consented sites at Quanterness, Hoy
and Faray.
CPV: Construction supervision services · Electrical installation work · Electrical services · Electricity · Energy and related services · Facilities management services · High voltage installation work · Operation of electrical installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment · Wind farm · Wind turbine generators · Wind turbines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is developing the Orkney Community Windfarm projects (the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000,000
Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is developing the Orkney Community Windfarm projects (the projects), comprising three windfarms in the Orkney Islands, each comprised of up to 6 Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) and a maximum export capacity of up to 30MW. This means a total installed capacity for the cluster of projects of up to 90MW. The windfarms are located on three islands one in Quanterness, located on Mainland (Northwest of Kirkwall), with the other sites located on the islands of Hoy and Faray respectively. The projects have all obtained planning consent and two (Quanterness and Hoy) were successful in auction round 4 of the Contracts for Difference allocation, under “Remote Island Wind”. This procurement is for the design, supply, transportation, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of up to 18 No. WTGs.
OIC anticipates that the successful bidder will enter into the following contracts: three turbine supply agreements (TSA) (one for each project, covering the design, supply, transportation, installation and commissioning of the WTGs) and three full service agreements (FSA) (one for each project covering the operation and maintenance of the WTGs). OIC may choose to enter into TSAs and FSAs for Quanterness and Hoy only first with an option to enter into a further TSA and FSA for Faray at a later date.
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: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 12 Jun 2024, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 16:35 BST
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1931- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043271- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f86Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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. 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 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of Court of Session.18. Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 All information submitted to the Authority may need to be disclosed or published by the Authority. Without prejudice to the foregoing generality, the Authority may disclose information in compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, (the decisions of the Authority in the interpretation thereof shall be final and conclusive in any dispute, difference or question arising in respect of disclosure under its terms), any other law, or, as a consequence of judicial order, or order by any court or tribunal with the authority to order disclosure. Accordingly, if you consider that any of the information included in your SPD submission or Invitation to Tender is commercially confidential please identify it and explain (in broad terms) what harm might result from disclosure. It should be remembered though, that, even where you have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the Authority may disclose this information where it sees fit. Receipt by the Authority of any material marked “confidential” or equivalent should not be taken to mean that the Authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking. Please note that the Contract Award Value noted above relates to the Quanterness site for six turbines only and includes both the TSA and MSA elements of the contract awarded. Contract duration of 28 years is based on a turbine supply agreement (TSA) / construction period of 3 years and a 25 year maintenance agreement (MSA). The contract has been awarded with the option for Faray and Hoy to be taken up at a later date subject to further investment decisions. Award notices for these sites will be released as and when these options are taken up in the future. (SC Ref:804864)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Jul 2024 → 25 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected22 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2025, 16:35 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2024- Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST15 Jul 2024, 11:40 BST+0 days · was 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2025, 16:35 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 15 Jul 2024 | 15 Jul 2024 | +0 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.7 | 1 Apr 2025 | 1 Apr 2025 | +0 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 31 Dec 2030 | 31 Dec 2030 | +0 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | +7 d |
Small change in timescales to ensure all parties able to submit SPD response.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordex UK Ltd.Subcontracting: Logistics partners, delivery of components to site, crane supply and installation teams. | £39,770,838 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043271-2025-OIC/PROC/1931-1 · Nordex UK Ltd.
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2025
- Value
- £39,770,838
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Kirkwall Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nordex UK Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria