Official UK procurement notice
Coating Condition Surveys · UK public procurement notice
Authority: CalMac Ferries Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) operates a fleet which currently consists of 36 ferries on the West Coast of Scotland and there will be an increase in our fleet within the next few years. To enable our ferries to provide an everyday life-line service they must be maintained to meet legislative requirements verified by stringent external bodies and codes of practice.
CFL wish to implement a comprehensive Coatings Management plan across our fleet in line with the core principles of the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) Resolution.
- Recurrence: in 2 or 4 years depending on optional extension agreement.
CPV: Marine survey services · Surface surveying services · Survey services · Surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical & Quality: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical & Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · in 2 or 4 years depending on optional extension agreement.
- First published
- 31 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
FMBU26-015- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072564- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d878Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note it is a mandatory requirement that the Tenderer must have; - Previous experience. - Coating inspectors must meet minimum qualification standard of NACE Level 2, FROSIO Level 2 or ICorr Level 2 and reporting as defined in IACS Rec 87 & MCS.1 Circ 1330 - Able to evidence formal enclosed space entry training All works are to be completed in line with below listed industry guidelines; - IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) Resolution - IACS Rec 87 - Guidelines for Coating Maintenance & Repairs for Ballast Tanks and Combined Cargo/Ballast Tanks on Oil Tankers - IMO MCS.1 Circ 1330 - Guidelines for Maintenance and Repair of Protective Coatings The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32149. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:835287)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
31 Jul 2026 → 31 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published82 days ago31 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST
- Submission deadline51 days ago31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened51 days ago31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria