Our Supply CHain

Investing Locally

Our vision is to develop a world leading offshore windfarm which will support deep decarbonisation across the Scottish economy, while maximising socio-economic benefits to the Scottish supply chain and the communities in which we operate.

We plan for 60 percent of the project to be delivered by UK businesses over its lifetime, with 40 percent coming from Scotland, and have an ambition to drive skills development and create opportunities for businesses and organisations in Caithness, Sutherland and Orkney, across Scotland and the rest of the UK. This will include employment opportunities through the construction phase and for many years of operation, and we would like as many of these jobs as possible to go to local firms.

We already support a number of initiatives in the north of Scotland, including a £1 million research and development programme being led by EMEC in Orkney, a £1.2m education initiative led by UHI, a £125,000 Fit 4 Renewables scheme led by ORE Catapult and £50,000 to support local apprentices in Caithness and north Sutherland.

register your interest

Although construction of the wind farm will not ramp up fully for a number of years, we believe early engagement is critical in helping local firms understand how work will be advertised and procured, and in enabling them to bid successfully for future contracts.

To register your interest in becoming part of our supply chain please complete our supply chain registration form here:

Supply chain registration form

 

For any enquiries, please email us at: supplychain@westoforkney.com

A COMMITMENT TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

Central to our approach is our supply chain alignment model – developed through long collaboration with the local and wider Scottish supply chain, and designed to maximise opportunities locally. This is backed by a sustained investment programme phased from 2022 involving:

  • Investment in port and harbour infrastructure
  • Collaborative supplier design and supply studies
  • An exclusive EMEC innovation and demonstration partnership
  • A skills development programme
  • A  supply chain and infrastructure investment fund to enhance key supplier capability and competitiveness

SCDS OUTLOOK DOCUMENT

Our Supply Chain Development Statement (SCDS) Outlook document was submitted initially to the Crown Estate Scotland in July 2021 as part the ScotWind Leasing process. The 21-page publication – available to download here – outlines the project’s supply chain and skills development plans and is underpinned by a £105 million project-level investment programme that will be enhanced to £140 million through match funding from third parties.