Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Marine Electrical and Mechanical Services
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of the procurement is the provision of Marine Electrical and Mechanical Services at Sullom Voe Terminal, Shetland including the crude oil loading jetties, and across the Council’s ports, harbours, ferry terminals, vessels and marine infrastructure.
The successful Contractor must be capable of operating within high-hazard operational environments and complying with site-specific control measures, including permit-to-work and access control systems. A 24-hour, 365-day emergency call-out service is an essential requirement.
- Recurrence: 8 years
CPV: Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The type of arrangement is a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of…Renewal
The type of arrangement is a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Marine Electrical and Mechanical Services.
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Full financial statements (not filing accounts) for the last 3 financial years available; if no accounts are available (eg new company) then a bank reference is required. Where accounts are not in English, the Tenderer must provide certified extracts in the English language;
A current bank reference which supports that the company could currently support an annual contract value of at least 150,000 GBP per annum; or
A credit rating check report to support a minimum annual value of 150,000 GBP; or
An average minimum general turnover of 100,000 GBP for the last 3 financial years available; or
A minimum general turnover of 100,000 GBP for the last financial year available; or
A minimum general turnover of 100,000 GBP for the current financial year by supporting verifiable evidence such as an extract from the company's finance and accounting software;
Evidence of current Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively;
Evidence of Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of 2,000,000 GBP.
- Technical & professional ability
- Bidders must have had experience providing marine, electrical and mechanical services in both an oil and gas environment and harbour areas within the last 5 years; (must submit 2 case studies, 500 words each);
- Bidders must ensure that they can support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year, oncall service with an electrical engineer available to attend site within 2 hours and perform the function of isolating authority within the Sullom Voe Terminal permit system. This person must be of suitable experience and knowledge to maintain required systems; (Confirmation Statement).
- 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.
- “Provision of Marine Electrical and Mechanical Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 8 years
- First published
- 10 Sept 2026, 13:14 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 13:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
I/06/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085876- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note that it is an essential requirement of the procurement process that Tenderers fully complete and submit a satisfactory Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) and satisfy all requirements specified or referred to in the Contract Notice. The Council is not and shall not be under any obligation to award a contract and shall be at liberty to abandon the procurement exercise at any time including any time after submission and evaluation of Tenders. The Contract shall be subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. GBP means Great British Pounds. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=825166. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:825166) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=825166
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Timeline
10 Sept 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published47 days ago10 Sept 2026, 13:14 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends5 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 days ago22 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.