Maintenance of Engines, Propulsion Systems and Associated Equipment for Marine Vessels
Details
- Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Topic
- Repair and maintenance services of ships
- Published
- 8 September 2026
Tender description
Market Engagement Questionnaire Future Engine, Propulsion System & Associated Equipment Maintenance Contract Introduction SG is seeking feedback from the market to help inform the future procurement strategy and contract design for the maintenance of engines, propulsion systems and associated equipment across its marine fleet. This questionnaire is for information gathering purposes only and does not form part of a procurement process. Responses will be used to help shape future requirements and procurement documentation. - MPV Minna was built at Ferguson's Shipyard, Port Glasgow and was launched in 2003. She is 42 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 781. She has 2 Wartsila 6L20’s, a Cummins N14-G1 harbour generator and a Cummins 6BT5.9-D(M) emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. Her top speed is 14 knots and is used mainly for inshore enforcement tasks. - MPV Jura was built at Ferguson's Shipyard, Port Glasgow. She was launched in 2005 and entered service in March 2006. She is 84 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2,181. She has 3 Wartsila 9L20’s, a Volvo Penta TAMD 165C harbour generator and a Cummins 6CT8 emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. Her top speed is 18 knots and is used mainly for offshore enforcement tasks. - MPV Hirta is the newest of our ships and is the same type of ship as the FPV Jura. Built at the Remontowa Yard in Gdansk, Poland she entered service in 2008. She is 84 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2, 181. She has 3 Wartsila 9L20’s, a Volvo Penta D16 harbour generator and a Cummins 6CT8 emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. Her top speed is 18 knots and is used mainly for offshore enforcement tasks. - MRV Scotia was built at Ferguson's Shipyard, Port Glasgow and was launched in 1998. She is 68 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2,619. She has 3 Wartsila 9L20’s, a Cummins NTA 855 G2 harbour generator and a Cummins 359 (Series B) emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. She has a top speed of 13 knots and is used for offshore scientific operations. - MPV Minna's home port is Glasgow, and MPV Jura, Hirta and MRV Scotia's home port is Aberdeen. Lot 1: Market Engagement Questionnaire Future Engine, Propulsion System & Associated Equipment Maintenance Contract Introduction SG is seeking feedback from the market to help inform the future procurement strategy and contract design for the maintenance of engines, propulsion systems and associated equipment across its marine fleet. This questionnaire is for information gathering purposes only and does not form part of a procurement process. Responses will be used to help shape future requirements and procurement documentation. - MPV Minna was built at Ferguson's Shipyard, Port Glasgow and was launched in 2003. She is 42 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 781. She has 2 Wartsila 6L20’s, a Cummins N14-G1 harbour generator and a Cummins 6BT5.9-D(M) emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. Her top speed is 14 knots and is used mainly for inshore enforcement tasks. - MPV Jura was built at Ferguson's Shipyard, Port Glasgow. She was launched in 2005 and entered service in March 2006. She is 84 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2,181. She has 3 Wartsila 9L20’s, a Volvo Penta TAMD 165C harbour generator and a Cummins 6CT8 emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. Her top speed is 18 knots and is used mainly for offshore enforcement tasks. - MPV Hirta is the newest of our ships and is the same type of ship as the FPV Jura. Built at the Remontowa Yard in Gdansk, Poland she entered service in 2008. She is 84 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2, 181. She has 3 Wartsila 9L20’s, a Volvo Penta D16 harbour generator and a Cummins 6CT8 emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. Her top speed is 18 knots and is used mainly for offshore enforcement tasks. - MRV Scotia was built at Ferguson's Shipyard, Port Glasgow and was launched in 1998. She is 68 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2,619. She has 3 Wartsila 9L20’s, a Cummins NTA 855 G2 harbour generator and a Cummins 359 (Series B) emergency generator and is diesel electric propulsion. She has a top speed of 13 knots and is used for offshore scientific operations. - MPV Minna's home port is Glasgow, and MPV Jura, Hirta and MRV Scotia's home port is Aberdeen.. Please find attached a link to give feedback via a survey. We are looking for information from the market to inform our procurement approach. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/iRM61Jk4iU
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published8 September 2026Current notice
About the buyer
The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.
Relevant CPV codes
- 50241000 · Repair and maintenance services of ships
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov |
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