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Published 19 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Owners Engineer for Orkney's Community Wind Farm

Official notice

Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM65)

Published estimate£1,341,000exc. VAT3.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Feb 2023awarded 28 Apr 2023

Awarded to Mott MacDonald

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Orkney Islands Council is seeking to procure an Owners Engineer required in developing Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project from consent to construction. It is anticipated that advisers procured under this contract will be engaged long term to provide advice up to operation of the projects.

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for specialist advisors in the form of an…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,341,000

Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for specialist advisors in the form of an owners engineer in relation to the development of three wind farm sites comprising Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project from the granting of planning consent through to construction. It is anticipated that the owners’ engineer procured under this contract will be engaged long term to provide advice up to the operation of these projects.

The owner’s engineer will be required to undertake the following:

To assist in performing site investigation.

To develop the business case to provide the Council with adequate information to reach a determination regarding a final investment decision.

To provide longer term project management and technical advice during design and construction of Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project should the project proceed to the construction stage.

Anticipated duration of the contract will be from early spring 2023 until 2031 spanning 8 years.

Requirements for Owner’s Engineer

To progress to the next stage of development of Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project an Owner’s Engineer is required. The Owner’s Engineer will provide engineering service and specialist expertise pertaining to the development of wind farms to see the project from its current stage through to operation. Additional information: Contract duration noted at 11.2.7 of 96 months includes the initial 24 month period of the contract and the options for 3 x 24 contract subsequent extensions. All options to extend the contract will be subject to ongoing investment decisions and relevant consents and all at the discretion of Orkney Islands Council.

The contract value is within the range of 1250000 to 1341000 GBP.

Delivery: Scotland · Orkney Islands

Extensions: Given the nature of the projects involved, it is possible that unforeseen additional work may arise during the course of this consultancy, or that the requirements are reduced particularly if projects do not achieve consent. This may give rise to a requirement for a variation in agreed works or a contract extension however this option will be at the sole discretion of the Council and subject to availability of funding · Duration of the Contract is with a commencement date end of early March 2023 for an initial 2 years with the option of a further 3 x 24 month periods of extension at the discretion of the Authority.Variant bids: not allowed

71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services 71311100 Civil engineering support services 71322000 Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works 71322100 Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works

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: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Project Understanding: 10%
Project Methodology: 40%
Contract Management: 30%
price: 20%

Published award criteria (4)

Project Understanding: 10
Project Methodology: 40
Contract Management: 30
Price: 20

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

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: 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: 19 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
Last source update: 30 May 2023, 16:38 BST
Award evaluation window: 27 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference: OIC/PROC/1616
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-015299
Classification (CPV): Civil engineering consultancy servicesCivil engineering support servicesEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksQuantity surveying services for civil engineering works
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039296 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: As stated in the contract documentation

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. (SC Ref:733807)

How it was run

Official notice

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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: 10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 27 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

27 Jan 2023 → 30 May 2023 · 3 dates

Bids opened
27 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission deadline
10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
30 May 2023, 16:38 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2023

Deadline moved to 10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
19 Jan 2023, 14:12 GMT
+14 days · was 27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
30 May 2023, 16:38 BST

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2	27 Jan 2023	10 Feb 2023	+14 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7	27 Jan 2023	10 Feb 2023	+14 d

To allow more time for bidders to consider answers to the questions posed on the portal.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,291,0911 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 41 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Apr 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mott MacDonald	£1,291,091 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015299-2023-OIC/PROC/1616-1 · Mott MacDonald
Signed
28 Apr 2023
Value
£1,291,091
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	1	—	—

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 CourtReview body KirkwallContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mott MacDonald LimitedAwarded supplier Floor 1 Greenside, 12 Blenheim Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 5JHContact email, phone

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