Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
Contact
Rosemary Colsell
rosemary.colsell@orkney.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 01856873535
Fax
+44 01856876158
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM65 - Orkney Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Owners Engineer for Orkney's Community Wind Farm
Reference number
OIC/PROC/1616
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,341,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
- 71322100 - Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM65 - Orkney Islands
Main site or place of performance
Orkney Islands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Project Understanding / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Project Methodology / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
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
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) 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.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-035911
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
OIC/PROC/1616
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald Limited
Floor 1 Greenside, 12 Blenheim Place
Edinburgh
EH7 5JH
Telephone
+44 1412223757
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,341,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,291,091
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kirkwall Sheriff Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
Telephone
+44 1856872110
Country
United Kingdom