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Maintenance & Repair of Vessel Propulsion Drives

Scottish Government

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

11 May 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

27 Apr 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate procured vessel propulsion-drive maintenance and repair services for its compliance fleet: MPV Jura, MPV Minna and MPV Hirta. The requirement covers annual health checks of the propulsion drives, with the wider aim of maintaining equipment to a high standard, supporting operational reliability, optimal performance and value for money. This is a marine engineering and vessel maintenance service, classified under CPV 50241100. Planned work is centred at Dunston’s Yard in William Wright Dock, Hull, while unplanned maintenance is to take place in Scottish ports. The buyer is the Scottish Government, acting through its Marine Directorate. The procurement has one requirement covering all three named vessels rather than separate vessel-specific packages.

This procurement has been awarded following an open procedure, with an accelerated timetable justified by urgency after an earlier 30-day tender received no bids. New Start Energy was selected for the single lot, and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 for £624,867.64. The amended contract period runs from 29 June 2026 to 28 June 2028. The tender received two electronic bids, both from SMEs. Evaluation weighted delivery of requirements at 45% and price at 30%; the procurement description also states that supplier responses were scored against a pass-to-excellent scale, while the SPD was assessed pass or fail. Bidders could not submit variants, and bids had to remain valid for 180 days. The requirement is identified as recurring in December 2027.

For a future requirement from this buyer, credible suppliers will need demonstrable experience maintaining and servicing marine propulsion systems on operational vessels. The selection required three relevant examples from the previous five years, together with suitably qualified technicians, staffing resources, technical facilities, tools, plant and equipment. Businesses should be able to explain their environmental management measures and any proposed subcontracting. Financial standing is significant: the requirement used a specific annual turnover threshold of £150,000 for each of the previous two years, a current ratio above 0.8, positive net profit and appropriate insurance, including £400,000 public liability cover. Quality capability also matters, with UKAS or equivalent ISO 9001 certification, or a documented and senior-authorised quality management system. Suppliers need to support work at Hull and Scottish ports.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance & Repair of Vessel Propulsion Drives

Notice Description

The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to undertake annual health checks of the propulsion drives fitted on its compliance vessels; MPV Jura, MPV Minna and MPV Hirta.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to undertake annual health checks of the propulsion drives fitted on its compliance vessels; MPV Jura, MPV Minna and MPV Hirta. The contract will cover a period of 24 months and aims to ensure that the Scottish Government Marine Directorate establish this contract to ensure all equipment is maintained and serviced to the highest standard, delivering best value, operational reliability, and optimal performance across the Marine Directorate fleet.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000830429
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564399
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships

50241100 - Vessel repair services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£624,867 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
December 2027

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

New Start Energy

Further Information

Notice Documents

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