Official UK procurement notice
FW Repair & Maintain - Embedded Generation Mechanical Works - Multi Site 0332
Authority: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSSEN are the electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) responsible for delivering power to 3.8 million homes and businesses and homes across central southern England and the north of Scotland. We serve some of the most diverse and unique geographies across the UK, and keep customers and communities connected whilst developing the flexible electricity network vital to achieving net zero.
Our North of Scotland licence area (SHEPD) covers 25% of the UK land mass but is most sparsely populated Distribution Network Operator (DNO) in Great Britain, with roughly 14 customers per square km. It includes 59 remote island communities supplied and interconnected through 110 subsea cables with the combined length of 454km. We currently own and operate seven Distributed Embedded Generation (DEG) & 1 Thermal Embedded Generation (TEM), sites which provide continuity of services if the cables supplying the islands are on outage or have faulted TEM sites currently operate 24/7 as the main source of power for Shetland but is scheduled to be a standby site in the future. Currently diesel-powered units were established in the 1950’s before the use of subsea cables when on outage and following faults, especially to island communities.
We are looking for supplier’s who are capable to provide support across the DEG & TEM sites for mechanical works this will include welding, fabrication, spares and tank maintenance. This can include works across –
- Fabrication
- Pipe welding
- Structural welder
- Pipe Fitting
- Mech fitting
- Tank Maintenance
- Specialist Welding
- Structural Steelwork
- How the procedure runs: PQQ issued for response. Please refer to 'PQQ - FW Repair & Maintain - Embedded Generation Mechanical Works - Multi Site 0332’ including key dates.
CPV: Generator units · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs 9 mo · up to 6 yrs 9 mo from 28 Nov 2025
- Buyer regions
- UK
Who may buy through it
SSE Thermal Generation (Scotland) Limited
Published description of the framework
Evaluation process will be conducted to ensure Submissions are reviewed in a transparent and impartial manner.
Evaluation will be carried out by a group of selected representatives from the organisation and will follow the following process
- Preliminary review to ensure compliance
- Individual evaluation of technical tender submission documents against the set award criteria
- Consensus review between all evaluators
- Recommendation presented to Approver Group
- Selection of Recommended Tenderers to ITT stage.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £9,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Lerwick & KirkwallRenewalceiling above
Providing Framework services for Lerwick and Kirkwall Power Station
- Technical & professional ability
As per 0_PQQ phase instructions and tender key dates
Lot #2Loch Carnan & BarraRenewalceiling above
Providing framework services for Loch Carnan and Barra power station
- Technical & professional ability
As per 0_PQQ phase instructions and tender key dates
Lot #3Battery Point & ArnishRenewalceiling above
Providing Framework services for Battery point and Arnish power station
- Technical & professional ability
As per 0_PQQ phase instructions and tender key dates
Lot #4Bowmore & TireeRenewalceiling above
Providing framework services for Bowmore & Tiree Power Station
- Technical & professional ability
As per 0_PQQ phase instructions and tender key dates
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical
- Technical & professional ability
As per 0_PQQ phase instructions and tender key dates
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “FW Repair & Maintain - Embedded Generation Mechanical Works - Multi…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- SSE Thermal Generation (Scotland) Limited
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2025, 11:19 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 08:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044650- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0569f5Find a Tender
- How it runs
PQQ issued for response. Please refer to 'PQQ - FW Repair & Maintain - Embedded Generation Mechanical Works - Multi Site 0332’ including key dates.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
SSEN invite interested suppliers to view the Tender Documents on our Jaggaer e-procurement system under "Current Opportunities" here: sse.app.jaggaer.com/go/4652802201985FD1720F ↗ Full details of the service required and how to respond to the invitation to tender can be found on that page.
Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published31 Jul 2025, 11:19 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts328 days ago28 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by327 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025- Tender notice published31 Jul 2025, 11:19 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 08:49 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: The ITT will issued out electronically via Jaggaer to tenderers who have passed the PQQ stage.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender