Official UK procurement notice
Engineering Inspection Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe services will comprise of the provision of the following:
- Periodic examination of equipment listed in the "Equipment List - Pressure" under PSSR (2000), "Equipment List - LOLER&PUWER" under LOLER (1998) and PUWER (1998) and associated reporting;
- The updating of Written Schemes of Examination where required for the equipment listed in the "Equipment List - Pressure" and "Equipment List - LOLER&PUWER";
- All associated services to declare equipment fit for service, including non-destructive testing and safety valve testing. This does not include any repair work which may arise from the Thorough Examination.
- Recurrence: 60 months
CPV: Industrial inspection services · Machinery-inspection services · Non-destructive testing services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services · Technical testing services · Valve-testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The type of contract to be awarded is a Services contractCancelledRenewal
The type of contract to be awarded is a Services contract.
The procedure is governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The procedure being followed is an Open Procedure.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Financial statements for the last 3 financial years if available, depending on the date on which the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on this turnover is available. Where accounts are not in English, the Tenderer must provide certified extracts in the English language;
Evidence of current Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively;
Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum level of 2,000,000 GBP (two million pounds sterling) for any one event.
- Technical & professional ability
PSSR (2000)
Provide two examples of a track record of successful service delivery of inspection of similar equipment types under PSSR (2000) in the last three years;
LOLER (1998) & PUWER (1998)
Provide two examples of a track record of successful service delivery of inspection of similar equipment types under LOLER (1998) & PUWER (1998) in the last three years.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 60 months
- First published
- 3 Apr 2025, 11:03 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 16:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
I/15/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043275- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc81Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Contract shall be subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. GBP means Great British Pounds. Please note that it is a requirement of the procurement process that Tenderers fully complete and submit a satisfactory Single Procurement Document (SPD) (Scotland) and satisfy all requirements specified or referred to in the Contract Notice. The Council is not and shall not be under any obligation to award a contract and shall be at liberty to abandon the procurement exercise at any time including any time after submission and evaluation of Tenders. 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. (SC Ref:805466)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 May 2025, 12:30 BST
Timeline
5 May 2025 → 25 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 May 2025, 12:30 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2025, 16:43 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled25 Jul 2025, 16:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.