01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Orkney Islands Council
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Restricted procedure
- Category
- works
- CPV classification
- 45200000 — Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 27 August 2025
Description
Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is developing Orkney Community Wind Farms, comprising two windfarms in the Orkney Islands. Quanterness wind farm, located on Mainland Orkney (Northwest of Kirkwall), consisting of six circa 4.8 MW Wind Turbine Generators. Faray wind farm, located on the uninhabited island of Faray in the North isles, consisting of six circa 4.8 MW Wind Turbine Generators. Both wind farms have obtained all planning consent and grid connection agreements. Quanterness is due to commence operation in June 2028, with Faray commencing operation in May 2030.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Quanterness Wind Farm - ECC
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 23 August 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, UKM65, KW15 1NY, United Kingdom
Heddle Construction Ltd
Grainshore Road, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, UKM65, KW15 1FL, United Kingdom
Kirkwall Sheriff Court
Watergate, Kirkwall, KW15 1PD, United Kingdom
Sheriff Court
Watergate, Kirkwall, KW15 1DP, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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