Supply of Vessel

Concepts

• lerwick
• ships and boats
• ships and similar vessels
• vessel
• a new vessel
• ferry boats
• persons or goods
• transport
• mca workboat code compliant
• shetland islands council

Location

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

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

CPV Codes

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

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other 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. 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=745617. 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. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Included in ITT. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Economic operators are required to detail the community benefits they will provide as part of the proposed contract. The community benefits must relate to the communities in and around the geographical area that Shetland Islands Council operates in. The community benefit stated by the economic operator will form part of the Contract. (SC Ref:745617)