Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Vessel · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are sought from interested parties to supply to Shetland Islands Council a new vessel in accordance with the specification and in the timescale detailed in the Invitation to Tender. The requirement includes a proven design for a new build steel monohull workboat with 12 passenger capability that is MCA workboat code compliant. The vessel must be delivered to the Council at Lerwick, Shetland Islands by 31st October 2025.
CPV: Ferry boats · Ships and boats · Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement procedure being followed for the Supply of Vessel, is the Open…Cancelled
The procurement procedure being followed for the Supply of Vessel, is the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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).
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
- Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity;
- A current Bank Reference to a minimum of 5.4 million GBP;
- Where the Tenderer has not provided a bank reference or the bank has not provided a reference, an independent credit rating check will be sought by the Council. The report provided from this check must provide evidence to the Council that the Tenderer has sufficient financial ability to undertake the estimated contract value.
PLEASE NOTE: For SPD Part IV – B Economic and Financial Standing: Where accounts are not in English the Tenderer must provide certified extracts in the English language for the minimum period requested.
Minimum: - Bidders are be required to have a minimum, general, yearly turnover of 7 million GBP for the last 3 years; - Bidders are be required to state their specific, yearly turnover of 7 million GBP for the last 3 years for the type and value for the Contract proposed; - Where turnove… - Technical & professional ability
- Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the supplies as described;
- Bidders will be required to confirm their average annual manpower for the last three years;
- Bidders will be required to confirm their average and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
- Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum: - Minimum of two vessels built between 18 metres and 40 metres length overall with steel monohull construction, during the last three years; - The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 900…
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 12 Oct 2023, 16:53 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2025, 12:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
ED/10/23- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039925- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b88Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: - GBP means Great British Pounds. - Section III The economic, financial and technical information detailed must be submitted in addition to any other information detailed in the Single Procurement Document (SPD). - The SPD must be fully completed, including all information concerning the bidder and exclusion grounds. - Tenderers unable to meet this essential requirement may be rejected. - The contract form shall be BIMCO NEWBUILDCON with amendments. - A Bank Reference Mandate Form is included for completion by economic operators where a Bank Reference is not submitted directly by the economic operator. - Successful Tenderer must provide Refund Guarantee in the form contained in the BIMCO NEWBUILDCON as amended, in accordance with Annex A (iii). - Lots: The Council has considered the possibility of incorporating Lots and has concluded that this is not appropriate. - The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where appropriate. Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives do not apply to this procurement. - The Contract shall be subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. - The procurement is funded by UK Government under its Levelling Up Fund. The Fair Isle Ferry Replacement Project, of which this procurement (namely the vessel replacement) forms part, is subject to final funding approval from Shetland Islands Council and UK Government. - V1.4.1 - Review body. The review body noted is Lerwick Sheriff Court but economic operators should contact the Contracting Authority in the first instance if any issue needs to be addressed. The court may be contacted where legal proceedings are contemplated. (SC Ref:804418)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Nov 2023 → 15 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Jul 2025, 12:22 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2023- Deadline moved to 22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT27 Oct 2023, 11:03 BST+7 days · was 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled15 Jul 2025, 12:22 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 15 Nov 2023 | 22 Nov 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 15 Nov 2023 | 22 Nov 2023 | +7 d |
1 week Extension.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
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.