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Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council bought a G33QS generator for its Walker Road Operating Centre in South Ayrshire. The requirement covered the complete supply chain: providing the generator, delivering it to site, installing it, and servicing it after installation. This is a goods requirement focused on standby or operational power-generation equipment rather than general construction or facilities management. The buyer is South Ayrshire Council, which also acts as a central purchasing body. The work is associated with the council’s operating-centre estate and the delivery location is identified as Walker Road Operating Centre. Businesses relevant to this requirement include generator manufacturers, authorised equipment distributors, heavy plant and power-equipment suppliers, installation contractors, and firms able to provide planned and reactive servicing for the specified generator model.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Scot JCB Ltd. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the stated rationale that the procurement value fell outside the scope of the applicable regulations. There was one bid, submitted electronically, and the tender was arranged as a single lot. The contract is active and was signed on 4 August 2026. Its value is £25,138. The award covered the supply, delivery, installation and servicing of the G33QS generator for Walker Road Operating Centre. The published outcome identifies Scot JCB Ltd as the supplier. No separate award date or contract end date is recorded in the procurement outcome.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for a complete generator solution: equipment supply, transport, installation and ongoing servicing for a public-sector operating centre. Suppliers competing for comparable council requirements would need access to suitable G33QS equipment or an authorised supply route, together with competent engineers who can install, commission, inspect and maintain it. The ability to manage delivery to an operational site and provide dependable aftercare would be important, as would experience supporting public-sector or similarly business-critical power installations. The sole electronic bid and the award to a large specialist equipment supplier indicate that a credible competitor should be able to offer an integrated service rather than equipment sales alone. Generator distributors, plant-equipment businesses and specialist electrical or mechanical service providers with the right manufacturer relationships may be well placed.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Supply, Delivery & Installation and Servicing of a G33QS Generator at Walker Road Operating Centre

Notice Description

Supply, Delivery & Installation and Servicing of a G33QS Generator at Walker Road Operating Centre

Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply, Delivery & Installation and Servicing of a G33QS Generator at Walker Road Operating Centre

Procurement Information

The Value of this procurement is outside the scope of the application of the regulations

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840477
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562564
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting


CPV Codes

31120000 - Generators

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£25,138 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
KA7 1DR
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM94 South Ayrshire

Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Ayr West
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Scot JCB Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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