Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Consultancy and Technical Services for the Orkney Ferry Replacement Programme and Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 2
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrkney Islands Council (“the Council”) has a requirement for a specialist consultancy to undertake Part A: Ferry Replacement Programme and Part B: Orkney Harbours Masterplan (Phase 2), which collectively constitute this commission
CPV: Architectural design services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Ferry boats · Ferry transport services · Financial consultancy services · Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods · Specialised boats · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,415,000
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: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
A suitably qualified and experienced Naval Architect is required.
- Technical & professional ability
Naval Architect and qualified civil engineer will be required.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- 31 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 11:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1930- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036706- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dac9Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As detailed in the Council's conditions of contract.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed 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 proceedings in the Sheriff Court of Court of Session. Tenderers should complete thee SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:803204)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 2 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened3 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Jul 2025, 11:31 BST
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025- Deadline moved to 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Feb 2025, 08:22 GMT+14 days · was 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT12 Mar 2025, 10:03 GMT+7 days · was 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2025, 11:31 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 3 Mar 2025 | 17 Mar 2025 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 3 Mar 2025 | 17 Mar 2025 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Mar 2025 | 24 Mar 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Mar 2025 | 24 Mar 2025 | +7 d |
Request from bidders and complex nature of the requirement to allow more time for bidders to prepare their bids.
Request by bidders.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-01: 1 release · 31 Jan 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arch HendersonSubcontracting: declared | £1,385,128 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036706-2025-1 · Arch Henderson
- Signed
- 4 May 2025
- Value
- £1,385,128
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Kirkwall Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arch Henderson LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria