Marine Vessel Replacement Project

The contract would be for the detailed design, construction, testing, survey, outfitting and equipping, completion and delivery of Marine Protection and Research Vessels as replacement for two vessels of the current fleet. The Scottish Government is considering procuring a contract for the design and build of a new class of Marine Protection Vessel and Marine Research Vessel to replace two existing vessels ‘Minna’ and ‘Scotia’ as they reach the end of their service lives.

The successful contractor would develop detailed designs, calculations and drawings of the vessels in conjunction with the owner, the classification society, the UK flag state authority (where the ships would be registered) and any other relevant authorities, for approval. The successful contractor would construct the vessels in accordance with the approved detailed designs, calculations and drawings. https://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-and-fisheries-co... https://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-science-research... This exercise is being carried out in advance of any future procurement exercise.

It is not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. This notice has been created for the purposes of seeking information from the market regarding the Authority’s requirements The purpose of the RFI is to seek information from the market and the responses to this request will be used to develop our delivery strategy and project planning.

Further details are provided in the Request for Information (RFI) link attached to this notice. The Scottish Government is considering procuring a contract for the design and build of a new class of Marine Protection Vessel and Marine Research Vessel to replace two existing vessels ‘Minna’ and ‘Scotia’ as they reach the end of their service lives.

The successful contractor would develop detailed designs, calculations and drawings of the vessels in conjunction with the owner, the classification society, the UK flag state authority (where the ships would be registered) and any other relevant authorities, for approval. The successful contractor would construct the vessels in accordance with the approved detailed designs, calculations and drawings. https://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-and-fisheries-co... https://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-science-research...