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Shetland Islands Council

Design & Build of New Passenger Vessel

Historical · AwardedNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
Not statedValue not stated in source
Deadline (UK time)
No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
Published
25 Sep 2026
Region
Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

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").

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 34512000
  • 34512100
  • 34512700

04/ History

Releases of this notice

4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 29 Jan 2026
    Tender notice

    Tender notice published 29 January 2026.

    Deadline in this release: Mon 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT.

    Release 008213-2026

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  2. 2 Feb 2026
    Tender notice update

    Tender notice update published 2 February 2026. Stated change: SPD Amendments SPD Question 4C1.1 Should read "Provide 3 Examples" SPD Question 4C1.2 Weighting should read 20% SPD Question 4C4 Should be removed SPD Question 4C8.1 Should be removed SPD Question 4C9 Weighting should read 20% Please refer to the SPD Guidance Document for the detailed requirements for each question and information on how each question will be assessed.

    Release 008813-2026

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  3. 19 Feb 2026
    Tender notice update

    Tender notice update published 19 February 2026. Stated change: 1 week extension

    Release 015199-2026

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  4. 25 Sep 2026
    Award notice

    Award notice published 25 September 2026. The source does not state what changed.

    Release 090873-2026

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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • The source does not state a usable value.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Shetland Islands Council published this notice.

Value not stated in source.

07/ Tender hubs

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08/ Related

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Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-061266
Source
Find a Tender
Stage
award · Awarded
Last verified
Fri 2 Oct 2026, 08:17 BST
Read at
Fri 30 Oct 2026, 05:33 GMT

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