Design & Build of New Passenger Vessel
Estimated value
£35.1m
goods
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
29 Jan 2026
Deadline 02 Mar 2026
Description
The requirement is for a new 33m Class B Ro-Ro passenger vessel to operate on Shetland’s routes as a relief vessel (the "Vessel"). The Vessel must be built and delivered to the Council in Shetland, Scotland by 31st March 2029. The Council has a strong preference for an earlier handover of 31st October 2028. The contract awarded will be BIMCO NEWBUILDCON with amendments, as described in more detail in the draft Invitation to Negotiate ("ITN") included in the Procurement Documents (the "Contract").
Scope
- Reference
- I/38/25
- Total value
- £35,100,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Oct 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 3451200034512700
- Contract locations
- Scotland
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 02 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation