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# Autonomous Marine Sound Recorders and Acoustic Releases

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/autonomous-marine-sound-recorders-and-acoustic-releases-ocds-h6vhtk-02f33e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Autonomous Marine Sound Recorders and Acoustic Releases". Published status: unsuccessful. Published Value: £695,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £695,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 December 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Acoustic devices, Marine equipment, Sound recorders
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £552,443 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f33e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/autonomous-marine-sound-recorders-and-acoustic-releases-ocds-h6vhtk-02f33e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/autonomous-marine-sound-recorders-and-acoustic-releases-ocds-h6vhtk-02f33e#participate

## Description
The Scottish Ministers invites tenders to supply autonomous marine sound recorders for the purposes of long term static monitoring of ambient underwater noise, as well as marine mammal vocalisations including whistles, moans and echolocation clicks. Also required are acoustic release systems to enable the recovery of the moored sound recorders.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Inshore Sound Recorders
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32342400, 34930000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Contract Period:** 18/01/2022 to 31/03/2022

### Lot 2: Deep Water Sound Recorders
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32342400, 34930000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Contract Period:** 18/01/2022 to 31/03/2022

### Lot 3: Inshore Acoustic Releases
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32342400, 34930000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Contract Period:** 18/01/2022 to 31/03/2022

### Lot 4: Deep Water Acoustic Releases
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 32342400, 34930000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Contract Period:** 18/01/2022 to 31/03/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Inshore Sound Recorders (active)
  - Award id: `010127-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Swale Technologies Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50342`
  - Value: £211,639 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Deep Water Sound Recorders (active)
  - Award id: `010127-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Swale Technologies Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50342`
  - Value: £163,440 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Inshore Acoustic Releases (active)
  - Award id: `010127-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **RS Aqua Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-43774`
  - Value: £177,365 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Deep Water Acoustic Releases (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `010131-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Inshore Sound Recorders (active)
  - Signed Value: £211,639
  - Signed Date: 04/03/2022

- **Contract:** Deep Water Sound Recorders (active)
  - Signed Value: £163,440
  - Signed Date: 04/03/2022

- **Contract:** Inshore Acoustic Releases (active)
  - Signed Value: £177,365
  - Signed Date: 04/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010131-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-15T14:16:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T14:09:24.315Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f33e