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Published 11 Apr 2025, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

B9082 Gutcher to Cullivoe Road Improvement, Yell, Shetland

Official notice

Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£7,445,286exc. VAT19.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 May 2025awarded 24 Jun 2025
Awarded to C W Johnson Plant Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Shetland Islands Council propose to construct a new B9082 Gutcher to Cullivoe, two-lane single carriageway in Yell, Shetland. The requirement involves the construction of a 6.3 metre wide 4.5km long carriageway on a new alignment in accordance with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and associated drainage infrastructure between the B9082 junction with the A968 Ulsta to Gutcher Road and its junction with the Cullivoe Pier road.

There will be a significant area of peat restoration associated within the earthworks section of the works.

The construction of the new road, infrastructure and landscaping, to be undertaken in a single phase.

CPV: Road construction works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The type of contract awarded is a Works contractAwarded

The type of contract awarded is a Works contract.

The procurement is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Yell, Shetland Islands and as required by the Contracting Authority.
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full financial statements for the last 3 financial years if available, depending on the date on which the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on this turnover is available. Where accounts are not in English, the Tenderer must provide certified extracts in the English language;

    A current bank reference to support an annual value of 2.234m GBP; or

    An average minimum general turnover of 1.489m GBP for the last 3 financial years available and an average minimum specific turnover of 1.489m GBP for the last 3 financial years available; or

    A minimum general turnover of 1.489m GBP and minimum specific turnover of 1.489m GBP for the last financial year available; or

    A minimum general turnover of 1.489m GBP and minimum specific turnover of 1.489m GBP for the current financial year by supporting verifiable evidence such as an extract from the company's finance and accounting software; or

    A credit rating check report to support a minimum annual value of 2.234m GBP;

    The standard ratios and metrics which will be used in the assessment as set out in Appendix 1;

    Evidence of current Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The Contracting Authority requires evidence of civil engineering works carried out in the last five years.

    Three examples should be provided.

    Each example should contain details of the civil engineering works carried out, the duration of the contract, the agreed programme and the completion date.

    At least one of the projects should demonstrate working in a remote location.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Apr 2025, 11:56 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2025, 12:45 BST
Award evaluation window
13 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
I/13/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035391
Classification (CPV)
Road construction works
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050146 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:802755)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
13 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 May 2025, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 May 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 May 2025, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 12:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2025, 12:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,915,9491 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
C W Johnson Plant LtdSME£8,915,949 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Shetland Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE1 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body LerwickContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.