Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Naval Architecture Consultancy Services
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to invite economic operators to submit Tenders for an anticipated 36-month period under a Framework Agreement with an anticipated start date of 17th July 2023 for the Provision of Naval Architecture Consultancy Services.
CPV: Marine services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 8 bids received (8.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An Open Procedure is being followed in accordance with regulations 28 of the Public…AwardedRenewal
An Open Procedure is being followed in accordance with regulations 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The procedure is intended to result in the Council entering into a Framework Agreement in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Regulations with the successful Tenderer, from whom subsequent Call-off(s) for the Services shall be made.
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)
- Quality Submission: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Submission: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
- Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity;
- A current bank reference to a minimum value of 100,000 GBP;
- Overall turnover, detailing those of similar services over the last three years;
- Employers Liability Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of 10,000,000 GBP (ten million pounds sterling);
- Public Liability Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of 5,000,000 GBP(five million pounds sterling); and
- Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum level of 3,000,000 GBP (three million pounds sterling) for any one event
- Technical & professional ability
Business profile/details of previous experience in carrying out similar services within the last three years, including references.
- Technical & professional ability
- Provide evidence of membership of Royal Institute of Naval Architects, or equivalent.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Naval Architecture Consultancy 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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 May 2023, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2025, 10:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
ED/2/23- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013556- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ceb1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Historical Award of Framework Agreement (SC Ref:795645)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 Jun 2023 → 8 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened23 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Apr 2025, 10:22 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2025, 10:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 013556-2025-ED/02/23-1
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- MACDUFF SHIP DESIGNFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.