Official UK procurement notice
Corran Ferry New Electric Vessel (CFNEV)
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Highland Council is seeking to appoint a sole supplier in respect of Shipyard Detailed Design and Build Contract for the procurement of a small, electric roll-on/roll-off passenger and car (ro-pax) ferry for the Corran Ferry service.
CPV: Ferry boats · Ships · Ships and boats · Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract will be for the detailed design and build for one (1) passenger and vehicle vessel
- Variant bids
- allowed
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality — 65
- price — 35
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How The Highland Council runs Ships (CPV 3451) tenders for its clients — and who usually turns up
The Highland Council procures on behalf of other bodies; its record below covers every client it has tendered for, next to the Scotland market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Ships (CPV 3451) →
How the contest usually goes
Left: the procurement agent running this notice. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.
The Highland Council
Runs tenders for other bodies; the client is named in the notice, not in this record. contract notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 3451 · 1 in division 34 · 41 in all categories (11 without competition · 4 route not published)
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 24 lots. All 24 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
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How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 24 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
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Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 pairs.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Nothing published for this buyer in this sector: no award dates published.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 44 notices.
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How often this buyer awards without a competition.
Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 37 notices.
Scotland · Ships (CPV 3451)
contract notices delivered in Scotland in 36 months: 42 in CPV 3451 (35 competed, 5 route not published) · 222 in division 34 (148 competed, 26 route not published)
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3451), last 36 months: 25 lots. 1 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 24 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
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How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3451), last 36 months: 25 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
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Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3451), last 36 months: 13 pairs.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 8 notices.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.
SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3451), last 36 months: 21 lots.
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How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.
Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 3451), last 36 months: 14 awards.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.
We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.
No estimate in pounds on this notice, so the movement stays a percentage.
A benchmark, not a price to bid.
Coverage and what to read with care
- Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
- Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
- “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:56 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT — …
- Authority reference
HC/FFMA/CFNEV/2027- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f31
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The Highland Council will appoint a Project Manager and project site team for the duration of the Project, to monitor progress and ensure the new build vessel is designed, constructed and set to work according to the agreed contract operational and technical requirements and in accordance with classification society and Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) rules and regulations. The Council will have an on-site team more…
at the shipyard to oversee the design and build of the vessel. The site team will consist of experienced supervisors covering all major areas of the build under the management of the Project Manager. There must be no restrictions regarding the staff appointed by The Highland Council to undertake the checks, in particular in relation to age or gender.
Publisher note: If tenderers wish to propose any changes to Schedule 03 - Corran Ferry NEWBUILDCON (Draft) Contract, these must be raised by 16 October 2026 and will be considered as a "Request for variation". The Request for variation process: Requests for Variations must be titled and clearly marked as a "Request for Variation". Requests will then be considered by the Council and a response will be issued within 5 days of the deadline. If accepted, these variations will be circulated to all through PCS-T. Queries and requests for variations must be submitted through Public Contracts Scotland - Tender (PCS-T). Requests for Variations have a deadline of 16th October 2026 and Queries have a deadline of 03 November 2026. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32786. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Not applicable Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits have been identified as being proportionate and relevant to the Contract. Where agreed, if Community Benefits are not able to be delivered or are delivered below the required standard during the term of the contract, the Supplier is able to pay a relevant reimbursement value(s) to the Council. Full details are contained within the documents. Community Benefits include: - Job Creation Related to the Project - Apprenticeships - Work Experience (Placements) - School Engagement Activities / Further and Higher Education Engagement Activities - Contributions to Communities, Community Groups, and Community Projects - Local Economic Development Measures - Environmental Wellbeing, Carbon Reduction and Climate Literacy - Fair Work Practices Including ” Real” Living Wage - Prompt Payment in The Supply Chain (SC Ref:844244)
How to participate & submission route
Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Expression of interest (EOI)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Notice publishedearlier today2 Oct 2026, 08:56 BST
- Submission deadlinein 39 days10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 39 days10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria