Tender

Invitation to Tender - Pilot Boat design and build

  • Peterhead Port Authority

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-074538

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e2ca

Published 17 November 2025, 4:43pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Peterhead Port Authority

Harbour Office, West Pier

Peterhead

AB42 1DW

Email

tender@peterheadport.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1779483620

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.peterheadport.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12702

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

one.6) Main activity

Port-related activities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Invitation to Tender - Pilot Boat design and build

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34500000 - Ships and boats

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Peterhead Port Authority is a Trust Port and the Statutory Harbour Authority for Peterhead Port. It has a requirement for a contractor to design, build, test, and deliver a fully operational and seaworthy Pilot Boat (approx. 15m LOA) to meet technical and operational requirements detailed in the Procurement Documents. The vessel shall comply with the latest version of the Workboat Code Edition 3, be Coded on delivery and include a Pilot Boat Endorsement.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34511100 - Marine patrol vessels
  • 34520000 - Boats
  • 34521000 - Specialised boats
  • 63722000 - Ship-piloting services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Main site or place of performance

United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Invitation to Tender - and see Section II 1.4 above

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: General Requirements - Project Plan to cover Design, Construction and Delivery phases and an assessment of risk in relation to the project delivery / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Project Delivery - Design, Construction and Sustainability Stages / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Company Experience - Prior experience designing & delivering Pilot Cutters / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Overall Contract Price and Payment Terms (including the Authority's assessment of whole life costs and Authority's assessment of cost of supervision). / Weighting: 30

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

30 March 2026

End date

30 August 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

two.2.14) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the supplies as described in Section II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Procurement Documents.


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

12 January 2026

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 31 March 2026

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

13 January 2026

Local time

9:00am

Place

Peterhead Port Authority


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

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=809199.

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:809199)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Peterhead Sheriff Court

35 Queen Street

Peterhead

AB42 1TP

Country

United Kingdom