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title: "Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay (SDWQ)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000712953"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL (HARBOUR AUTHORITY)"
published: "2025-04-10"
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# Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay (SDWQ)

Buyer: ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL (HARBOUR AUTHORITY)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000712953

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## Summary

Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority) has completed the procurement process for the design and construction of Scapa Deep Water Quay, a multi-use facility located on Mainland Orkney, between Kirkwall and Holm. The project, part of the Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1, involves creating over 600 metres of quayside with water depths ranging from 15 to 20 meters below Chart Datum. This facility aims to enhance the region's capabilities in laydown, deep water access, and berthing for larger vessels, particularly in the offshore wind industry. The Award stage concluded with contracts valued at £5,997,945.03, signed on 6th March 2025. Selective procurement was applied using a competitive dialogue process, linking to a broader industrial scheme to support port-related activities in Scapa Flow, a prominent natural deep water harbour in Northern Europe.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in large-scale construction, marine engineering, and offshore wind operations. The extensive development involving land reclamation, reinforced concrete works, dredging, and pier fit-out offers lucrative prospects for firms specialising in these areas. Large-scale suppliers, such as Acciona Construccion S.A. and Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co Ltd, are prime candidates to compete effectively for subcontracts or partnerships in subsequent project stages. Participation in initiatives like this can catalyse business expansion, enable workforce skill development, and facilitate access to future government contracts, fostering an environment of sustainable and strategic growth in the maritime and renewable energy sectors.

## Notice

This procurement is for the design and construction of Scapa Deep Water Quay a new multi-use facility on the coastline of Mainland Orkney between Kirkwall and Holm, offering more than 600m of quayside and water depth of between 15m and 20m below Chart Datum: not only contributing to the need for laydown but also providing deep water access and berths that can accommodate the larger vessels coming on stream in the offshore wind industry. The facility is located on the east side of Scapa Flow, one of the largest natural deep water harbours in Northern Europe encompassing 125 square miles of sheltered water, a unique area that lends itself to wet storage, which is becoming a key requirement for floating turbine integration.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement is for the appointment of a Main Contractor to provide Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) pre-construction services including, developing design, progressing key statutory consents and building up detailed construction costs. ECI pre-construction services is likely to be administered through via a NEC4 Professional Services Contract. Following completion of the ECI pre-construction stage, the contract may, at the sole discretion of the Authority, proceed to an optional Contract Stage 2, which will include the construction stage of the contract under either a design and build contract likely to be under a NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (main Option A) or a "Build-Operate-Transfer" ("BoT") type structure, pursuant to which the successful tenderer (or possibly a corporate joint venture vehicle formed between the Authority and the successful tenderer) would be granted a long lease of the land and marine assets, enter into a development and operation agreement relating to the project with the Authority, as well as agreement(s) for the provision of finance and the construction contract for construction of the project. The envisaged scope of the construction contract will be to deliver all works associated with the construction of a new deep water quay on the east side of Scapa Flow on the site of agricultural lands some 4km south of the existing Scapa Pier and approx. 1.1km west of the existing A961 public road. The works include land creation and reclamation, bulk earthworks cut/fill, new deep water quay construction, piling and reinforced concrete construction, dredging to -15mCD and -20mCD, pier fit out and all ancillary works to complete the development.. Further information on the project is available from https://orkneyharboursmasterplan.com/

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528159 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | 12 Jun 2023 |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,997,945 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL (HARBOUR AUTHORITY) |
| Locality | KIRKWALL |
| Post town | Kirkwall |
| Postcode | KW15 1NY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Orkney Islands |
| Electoral ward | Kirkwall East |
| Westminster constituency | Orkney and Shetland |
| Delivery location | TLM65 Orkney Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION; JONES BROS RUTHIN (CIVIL ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45241000 - Harbour construction works
- 45241100 - Quay construction work
- 45244000 - Marine construction works
- 45252124 - Dredging and pumping works

## Release History

- 10 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528159
- 27 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL484656
- 13 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483698
- 27 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F5 - Contract Notice (Utilities) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN482145
- 11 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F4 - Prior Information Notice (Utilities) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464036

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=16
  26th July 2023 - SPD Appendix A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=17
  26th July 2023 - SPD Appendix A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=1
  10th July 2023 - SPD Appendix A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=15
  7th July 2023 - Climate Change Plan Template (SPD Question 4C7)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=9
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=10
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=11
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=12
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=13
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=14
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix C
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=2
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=3
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=4
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=5
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=6
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=7
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN482145&idx=8
  27th June 2023 - SPD Appendix B
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV464036&idx=4
  16th January 2023 - Meet the Buyer - Additional Information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV464036&idx=3
  21st December 2022 - Meet the Buyer presentation - please note all details provisional and may be subject to change.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV464036&idx=2
  28th November 2022 - Meet the Buyer Event Agenda
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV464036&idx=1
  11th November 2022 - Meet the Buyer Event Information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV464036
  Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay (SDWQ) - The development of the proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay development at the greenfield site in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay and Scapa Flow offer the optimal location for a major assembly hub for fixed and floating wind substructures and turbine integration; as well as smaller scale manufacturing; and wet storage. Suitable for other sectoral activities, this infrastructure is essentially aimed to be a multi-user facility for any industry that requires deep-water berthing and large laydown space.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN482145
  Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay (SDWQ) - This procurement is for the design and construction of Scapa Deep Water Quay a new multi-use facility on the coastline of Mainland Orkney between Kirkwall and Holm, offering more than 600m of quayside and water depth of between 15m and 20m below Chart Datum: not only contributing to the need for laydown but also providing deep water access and berths that can accommodate the larger vessels coming on stream in the offshore wind industry. The facility is located on the east side of Scapa Flow, one of the largest natural deep water harbours in Northern Europe encompassing 125 square miles of sheltered water, a unique area that lends itself to wet storage, which is becoming a key requirement for floating turbine integration.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528159
  Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay (SDWQ) - This procurement is for the design and construction of Scapa Deep Water Quay a new multi-use facility on the coastline of Mainland Orkney between Kirkwall and Holm, offering more than 600m of quayside and water depth of between 15m and 20m below Chart Datum: not only contributing to the need for laydown but also providing deep water access and berths that can accommodate the larger vessels coming on stream in the offshore wind industry. The facility is located on the east side of Scapa Flow, one of the largest natural deep water harbours in Northern Europe encompassing 125 square miles of sheltered water, a unique area that lends itself to wet storage, which is becoming a key requirement for floating turbine integration.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.orkneyharbours.com
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000712953
- https://jones-bros.com/
- https://orkneyharboursmasterplan.com/
- https://www.acciona.com/

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