Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Post Consent Commercial Advice
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrkney Islands Council has a requirement for an expert financial/commercial adviser in relation to the development of three wind farm sites comprising Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project, and seeks suitably qualified and experienced consultants to undertake this work. All three wind farms are at different stages, and thus, require different levels of commercial advice.
CPV: Energy and related services · Stakeholders representation services · Technical planning services · Wind farm
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for an expert financial/commercial adviser in…AwardedRenewalPublished value£285,000
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for an expert financial/commercial adviser in relation to the development of three wind farm sites comprising Orkney’s Community Wind Farm Project. All three wind farms are at different stages, and thus, require different levels of commercial advice.
The Council seeks suitably qualified and experienced consultants to undertake this work.
Consortium bids are welcome however a lead consultant should be identified.
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 (4)
- Project Understanding: 10%
- Project Methodology: 30%
- Contract Management, Timescales & Specific Expertise: 30%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Project Understanding: 10
- Project Methodology: 30
- Contract Management, Timescales & Specific Expertise: 30
- Price: 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 17 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/2274- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022955- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f7a7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the tender 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. Tenderers should complete the SPD contained within the SPD module attached to this Contract Notice. (SC Ref:826513)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 13 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QMPF LLPSME | £285,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022955-2026-OIC/PROC/2274-1 · QMPF LLPSME
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2026
- Value
- £285,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QMPF LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria