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Published 12 Jun 2024, 16:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Orkney Community Wind Farms - Turbine Supply Agreement & Full Service Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)

GoodsCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£90,000,000≈ £16m / year55.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2024awarded 26 Jun 2025
Awarded to Nordex UK Ltd.
Contract term 5 yrs 9 moends 31 Dec 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Turbine 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 published
Lot #1Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is developing the Orkney Community Windfarm projects (the…AwardedRenewal 5 yrs 9 moPublished 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.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Dec 2030 (5 yrs 9 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Hoy, Faray and Mainland Orkney
Extensions: Option to extend the Full Service Agreement up to the maximum duration stated at II.2.7 · Maximum renewal for FSA will be 25 years from date of commencement of FSA contract.Second stage: 3–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Construction supervision servicesElectrical installation workElectrical servicesElectricityEnergy and related servicesFacilities management servicesHigh voltage installation workOperation of electrical installationsRepair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipmentWind farm
+2 moreWind turbine generatorsWind turbines
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f86 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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 notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2024 → 25 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    22 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 16:35 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
    15 Jul 2024, 11:40 BST
    +0 days · was 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    25 Jul 2025, 16:35 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.215 Jul 202415 Jul 2024+0 d
—Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.71 Apr 20251 Apr 2025+0 d
—Contract periodDuration End · II.2.731 Dec 203031 Dec 2030+0 d
—DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.322 Jul 202429 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £39,770,8381 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Orkney Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1NYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kirkwall Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point KirkwallContact email, phone
  • Kirkwall Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point KirkwallContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nordex UK Ltd.Awarded supplier Worthington House, Towers Business Park, Manchester, UK, M20 2HY

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria