01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Shetland Islands Council
- Status
- Active
- Procurement method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Category
- goods
- CPV classification
- 34512100 — Ferry boats
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 2 March 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").
This page represents one OCDS contracting process. Notices can be revised over time. Values may be estimates, award values or contract values and should be read with their displayed stage and date.
02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
No award object is present in this compiled process yet.
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Shetland Islands Council
8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick, Shetland, UKM66, ZE1 0LZ, United Kingdom
Lerwick Sheriff Court
King Erik Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0DH, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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