Notice Information
Notice Title
Standby Generator for Kirkwall Linkspan
Notice Description
This procurement exercise is to design, manufacture, test, deliver, and commission one (1) skid-mounted, water-cooled, diesel generator set with integral bunded base fuel tank, rated 80 kVA, 415vAC standby at 50 Hz, 1500 rpm, producing a pure sine-wave supply for Kirkwall Pier, including essential services and the linkspan, as the existing linkspan is outdated and currently only serves the linkspan
Lot Information
Lot 1
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for expressions of interest for the supply and delivery to Orkney of one standby generator for Kirkwall Linkspan. This procurement exercise is to design, manufacture, test, deliver, and commission one (1) skid-mounted, water-cooled, diesel generator set with integral bunded base fuel tank, rated 80 kVA, 415vAC standby at 50 Hz, 1500 rpm, producing a pure sine-wave supply for Kirkwall Pier, including essential services and the linkspan, as the existing linkspan is outdated and currently only serves the linkspan.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000819134
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546078
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
-
- CPV Codes
31120000 - Generators
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £22,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £22,500 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL (HARBOUR AUTHORITY)
- Contact Name
- Janvi Thombre
- Contact Email
- janvi.thombre@orkney.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1856873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KIRKWALL
- Postcode
- KW15 1NY
- Post Town
- Kirkwall
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM65 Orkney Islands
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- Local Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546078
Standby Generator for Kirkwall Linkspan - This procurement exercise is to design, manufacture, test, deliver, and commission one (1) skid-mounted, water-cooled, diesel generator set with integral bunded base fuel tank, rated 80 kVA, 415vAC standby at 50 Hz, 1500 rpm, producing a pure sine-wave supply for Kirkwall Pier, including essential services and the linkspan, as the existing linkspan is outdated and currently only serves the linkspan
Notice URLs
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