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Published 17 Sept 2026, 12:54 BST

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Port of Aberdeen - Procurement of Pilot Boat(s)

Authority: Port of Aberdeen

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)
Published estimate £2,800,000≈ £1.9m / year
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025
Contract term 1 yr 6 mostarts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aberdeen Harbour Board, operating as Port of Aberdeen, is the Statutory Harbour Authority and Competent Harbour Authority.

Safe, modern and efficient pilot vessels are considered of key importance for ongoing successful operations at Port of Aberdeen. Port of Aberdeen has a requirement for up to two new pilot boats, to provide a safe and reliable pilotage service across the port harbour areas.

The vessels will be required to carry out pilotage duties, hydrographic survey work, push pull work as required, and corporate trips as required.

CPV: Ships and boats

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Aberdeen Harbour Board, operating as Port of Aberdeen, is the Statutory Harbour Authority and Competent Harbour AuthorityCancelled 1 yr 6 moPublished value£2,800,000
Aberdeen Harbour Board, operating as Port of Aberdeen, is the Statutory Harbour Authority and Competent Harbour Authority. Safe, modern and efficient pilot vessels are considered of key importance for ongoing successful operations at Port of Aberdeen. Port of Aberdeen has a requirement for up to two new pilot boats, to provide a safe and reliable pilotage service across the port harbour areas. The vessels will be required to carry out pilotage duties, hydrographic survey work, push pull work as required, and corporate trips as required. The vessels will operate in all seasons and weather condi…
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 — 27 Aug 2027 (1 yr 6 mo)Delivery: Scotland · Port of Aberdeen Aberdeen Scotland
Variant bids
not allowed

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 120Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical — 60
  • Technical — 60
  • price — 40
  • price — 40
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical — 60
  • price — 40
  • Technical — 60
  • price — 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability
    Bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers of the Country in which they are established ie. Register of Companies in UK.
Legal form for consortia
In the event a consortium is awarded the contract Port of Aberdeen requires consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the contract, which shall be governed by Scots Law.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Please refer to Invitation to tender document which outlines requirements for financial guarantee, financing conditions. All works will be carried out under Scots Law.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 12:54 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 12:54 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT — …
Authority reference
2025-031125-ITT
Classification (CPV)
Ships and boats
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d931
Contract terms summary
Port of Aberdeen requires Bidder to confirm Interim/Installments and stage payments to be as detailed in the invitation to tender documentation.
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms
Please refer to Invitation to Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:843317)

How it was run

Run throughPublic Contracts Scotland ↗Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
Deposits and guarantees
Port of Aberdeen requires a financial guarantee from the shipyard to the value of the contract to be in place from the day of award of contract to completion of the contract.
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Submission deadline279 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened279 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts202 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
  4. Notice published3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 12:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Port of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityPort-related activities 16 Regent Quay, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 5SS [email protected] +44 1224597000 Published organisation website ↗
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Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sherriff CourtReview body Aberdeen
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Scottish branch)Mediation body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria