Contract

Supply of Vessel

  • Shetland Islands Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039925

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040b88 (view related notices)

Published 15 July 2025, 12:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Shetland Islands Council

8 North Ness Business Park

Lerwick

ZE1 0LZ

Contact

Colin Black - Procurement Manager

Email

contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM66 - Shetland Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.shetland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00402

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supply of Vessel

Reference number

ED/10/23

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34500000 - Ships and boats

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Tenders 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34500000 - Ships and boats
  • 34512100 - Ferry boats
  • 34512000 - Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Main site or place of performance

Fair Isle and Grutness, Shetland Islands: and as required by the Contracting Authority.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-030166


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ED/10/23

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

- 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)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lerwick Sheriff Court

King Erik Street

Lerwick

ZE1 0DH

Email

Lerwick@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1595693914

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/lerwick-sheriff-court