Classification of Marine Vessels

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£777,821published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Lloyds Register

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Marine Directorate require to engage a classification society to ensure that its vessels remain in class by undertaking regular surveys following maintenance and major repairs to ensure that work has been done to appropriate standard to ensure safety.

CPV: Content or data standardization and classification services · Marine services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Five vessels operating in seas around Coastal areas of Scotland and beyond.

98360000 Marine services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST
Last source update: 21 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST
Authority reference: n/a
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-079818
Classification (CPV): Content or data standardization and classification servicesMarine services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e963 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The classification society engaged must have offices in proximity to our vessels operational home ports to ensure that the vessel downtime can be minimised. These ports are Aberdeen, Leith, Glasgow and Hull, the latter port being where refits take place at present. Only one supplier has offices in all of these cities.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:840818)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £777,8211 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lloyds Register	£777,821 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 079818-2026-n/a-1 · Lloyds Register
Signed
21 Aug 2026
Value
£777,821
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Marine Directorate, Marine Scotland, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 9DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lloyds RegisterAwarded supplier 71 Fenstreet Street, London, London, EC3M 4BS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.