Official UK procurement notice
Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay (SDWQ)
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the design and construction of Scapa Deep Water Quay a new multi-use facility on the coastline of Mainland Orkney between Kirkwall and Holm, offering more than 600m of quayside and water depth of between 15m and 20m below Chart Datum: not only contributing to the need for laydown but also providing deep water access and berths that can accommodate the larger vessels coming on stream in the offshore wind industry.
The facility is located on the east side of Scapa Flow, one of the largest natural deep water harbours in Northern Europe encompassing 125 square miles of sheltered water, a unique area that lends itself to wet storage, which is becoming a key requirement for floating turbine integration.
CPV: Dredging and pumping works · Harbour construction works · Marine construction works · Quay construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement is for the appointment of a Main Contractor to provide Early…AwardedPublished value£200,000,000
This procurement is for the appointment of a Main Contractor to provide Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) pre-construction services including, developing design, progressing key statutory consents and building up detailed construction costs. ECI pre-construction services is likely to be administered through via a NEC4 Professional Services Contract. Following completion of the ECI pre-construction stage, the contract may, at the sole discretion of the Authority, proceed to an optional Contract Stage 2, which will include the construction stage of the contract under either a design and build contract likely to be under a NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (main Option A) or a “Build-Operate-Transfer” (“BoT”) type structure, pursuant to which the successful tenderer (or possibly a corporate joint venture vehicle formed between the Authority and the successful tenderer) would be granted a long lease of the land and marine assets, enter into a development and operation agreement relating to the project with the Authority, as well as agreement(s) for the provision of finance and the construction contract for construction of the project.
The envisaged scope of the construction contract will be to deliver all works associated with the construction of a new deep water quay on the east side of Scapa Flow on the site of agricultural lands some 4km south of the existing Scapa Pier and approx. 1.1km west of the existing A961 public road. The works include land creation and reclamation, bulk earthworks cut/fill, new deep water quay construction, piling and reinforced concrete construction, dredging to -15mCD and -20mCD, pier fit out and all ancillary works to complete the development. Additional information: Further information on the project is available from orkneyharboursmasterplan.com ↗
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Legal form for consortia
- The Council reserves the right to require a group of economic operators which is awarded the contract to assume a specific legal form for the purpose of the award of the contract, such legal form being a limited company or limited liability partnership
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- 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
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- 11 Nov 2022, 10:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
- Authority reference
1004185- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03836fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Interim Payments are made after some work has been accomplished but before final delivery and acceptance.
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 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of Court of Session. This contract has been awarded on the basis of the Pre- Construction Services Agreement (PSCA) stage of the project only which is reflected in the value. Subsequent award will be subject to separate award notices as applicable. (SC Ref:796048)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
Financial Bond for 10% of contract value and Parent Company Guarantee for Contractor. Collateral Warranties required for all designers and designing sub-contractors.
Timeline
12 Jun 2023 → 10 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected12 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected25 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2023- Status changed to active27 Jun 2023, 14:18 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jun 2023, 14:18 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST27 Jun 2023, 14:18 BST
- Deadline moved to 11 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST13 Jul 2023, 11:51 BST+14 days · was 28 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST27 Jul 2023, 09:35 BST+7 days · was 11 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 28 Jul 2023 | 11 Aug 2023 | +14 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 25 Aug 2023 | 8 Sept 2023 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Aug 2023 | 18 Aug 2023 | +7 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 8 Sept 2023 | 15 Sept 2023 | +7 d |
To provide tenderers additional time to seek client references as required by 4C1.
To allow potential bidders time to assess further information provided in response to questions.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-06: 1 release · 27 Jun 2023
- 2022-11: 1 release · 11 Nov 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acciona Construccion S.A., Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co Ltdjoint awardSubcontracting: declared | £5,997,945 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014391-2025-1 · Acciona Construccion S.A., Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co Ltd
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £5,997,945
- 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 CourtReview body
- Kirkwall Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Acciona Construccion S.A.Awarded supplier
- Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria