---
title: "Crane Hire - LDT Blade Removal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f487"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Crane Hire - LDT Blade Removal

Buyer: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f487

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## Summary

ORE Catapult procured crane hire with an operator to support blade removal at LDT. The requirement covers the continuation of urgent works previously assigned to D Hall Renewables Ltd, including keeping cranes on standby while the wider blade-removal package is completed and managing potential delays caused by weather. This is a specialist works requirement rather than a general equipment supply contract: the supplier is expected to provide suitable crane equipment together with the operational capability to carry out or support blade-removal activities. ORE Catapult is the buying organisation, and the appointed supplier is based in Lochgelly, Scotland. The procurement relates to crane hire with an operator, classified under CPV 45510000, for activity at the LDT site.

The procurement has been completed through a direct award, using a single supplier for technical reasons. ORE Catapult awarded the contract to D HALL RENEWABLES LTD on 7 September 2026. The awarded value is £600,000 excluding VAT, or £720,000 including VAT. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 January 2027. The award rationale is that changing contractors would add cost and delay because the appointed supplier was already carrying out the work and providing crane standby under the wider package. Continuing with that supplier was considered necessary to manage further weather-related delays. There is one completed lot, and the contract is below the relevant threshold.

For a future requirement of this type, credible suppliers would need access to cranes suitable for blade-removal operations and trained operators able to deploy and manage them on an active renewable-energy works package. The procurement shows that continuity matters: the buyer valued an existing supplier’s knowledge of the work, immediate operational readiness and ability to maintain crane standby rather than starting with a new contractor. Competitors would therefore need to demonstrate experience of wind-turbine or comparable heavy-lift and component-removal work, reliable equipment availability, and the capacity to respond to changing site conditions and weather delays. Evidence of safe working practices, competent operators, coordinated delivery and sufficient resilience for urgent or extended works would strengthen their position when this buyer next sources a similar requirement.

## Notice

The purpose of this direct award is to appoint D Hall Renewables Ltd to provide the continuation of tasks under a previous direct award for urgent works for blade removal at LDT

### Procurement Information

D Hall Renewables is continuing current work and the costs of standby for cranes under the wider package of works. Starting new with different contractors would incur cost and time which we unfortunately do not have. This covers potential costs for further delays due to weather etc.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £600,000 |
| Contracts value | £600,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1RD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | D HALL RENEWABLES LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45510000 - Hire of cranes with operator

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 13:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2026
- 8 Sep 2026 at 13:45 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084891-2026
- 8 Sep 2026 at 13:42 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084889-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084893-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084891-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084889-2026
  8th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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