Notice Information
Notice Title
Time Charter Tug Hire - Port of Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands
Notice Description
The type of arrangement is a supply contract for the provision of Time Charter Tug Hire of suitable technical specification and class to meet the needs of the Council in Towage operations. The contract will be for a period of 50 days initially (to commence 0900 hours 27 March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 14 days.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Although under threshold, an Open Procedure is being followed in accordance with the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016.. Vessel must be able to operate at the Port of Sullom Voe on 27th March 2025.
Renewal: Option to extend for up to 14 days.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000790980
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526213
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34513200 - Tug boats
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Mar 2025 - 30 May 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL (UTILITIES)
- Contact Name
- Mr Graeme MacDonald
- Contact Email
- contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1595744595
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LERWICK
- Postcode
- ZE1 0LZ
- Post Town
- Lerwick
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM66 Shetland Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Shetland Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Lerwick North and Bressay
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524190&idx=1
18th February 2025 - Invitation to Tender Time Charter Tug Hire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524190&idx=2
18th February 2025 - Covering Letter -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524190&idx=3
18th February 2025 - Appendix 1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524190&idx=4
18th February 2025 - Appendix 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB524190
Time Charter Tug Hire - Port of Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands - The type of arrangement is a supply contract for the provision of Time Charter Tug Hire of suitable technical specification and class to meet the needs of the Council in Towage operations. The contract will be for a period of 50 days initially (to commence 0900 hours 27 March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 14 days. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526213
Time Charter Tug Hire - Port of Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands - The type of arrangement is a supply contract for the provision of Time Charter Tug Hire of suitable technical specification and class to meet the needs of the Council in Towage operations. The contract will be for a period of 50 days initially (to commence 0900 hours 27 March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 14 days.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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