Official UK procurement notice
Crane Hire - LDT Blade Removal
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Scotland (UKM72)
Awarded value£309,336published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to D HALL RENEWABLES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this direct award is to provide the following services at the LDT:
- Isolations in line with the Wind Turbine Safety (WTSR) Rules
- Technicians to remove the damaged blade in preparation for lifting
- Lifting to the ground of the damaged blade
- Technicians to reinstall the blade following repair
- Removal of isolations and handing back control of the machine in line with WSTR
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2026, 11:26 BST
- Last source update
- 27 May 2026, 11:57 BST
- Authority reference
ORE/26/027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049584- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0699d6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
the timescales associated with a competitive tender would leave the turbine out of service and at risk of further potentially irreparable damage to the blade.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2026- Transparency notice published15 May 2026, 11:26 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 11:32 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 May 2026, 11:57 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £309,3361 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| D HALL RENEWABLES LTD25 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 | £309,336 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · D HALL RENEWABLES LTD
- Signed
- 15 May 2026
- Value
- £309,336
- Period
- 25 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- D HALL RENEWABLES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender