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Bids are open. Deadline 10 November 2026.
Design and build contract for electric ro-pax ferry on Corran Ferry service, Scotland
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The Highland Council wants one shipyard to design and build a new electric ro-pax ferry for the Corran crossing, "the busiest single vessel route in Europe", with bids due by noon on 10 November 2026. The full analysis covers what the notice asks of bidders and the two earlier deadlines, how the 65/35 quality and price scoring works, where this sits beside the £26.1m shore works already awarded, the £28 million the Scottish Government is putting towards the vessel, and what is still unknown about the contract value and how the charging is bought.
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Originally Published
ProcurementTender first published by The Highland Council
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Submission Deadline
ProcurementSubmissions due by 10/11/2026
Procurement events come from OCDS release data. Pipeline events are detected by the EVTenders pipeline and reflect when changes were recorded, not original OCDS dates.
This contract will be for the detailed design and build for one (1) passenger and vehicle vessel. The main route will be the Corran-Ardgour route.
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