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Published 30 Jul 2025, 16:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DMARINE-Compliance-Marine Operations-RADAR replacement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT0.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 14 Nov 2025
Awarded to Charity and Taylor (Electronic Services) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers, acting through Marine Directorate are looking to engage a supplier to provide the replacement of the Sperry Bridge Master E RADARS onboard the vessels MPV Minna, MPV Jura and MPV Hirta.

Marine Directorate, a directorate of the Scottish Government, manages Scotland's seas and freshwater fisheries and require RADARS both X-Band and S-Band onboard their vessels to ensure the safety of the vessel and remain compliant all Flag and Class national and International statutory requirements, regulations and standards.

CPV: Marine equipment · Marine installations · Marine patrol vessels · Radar · Radar apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Minimum Insurance Levels

    Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels (in GBP): - Public Liability - 5,000,000 (FIVE MILLION) - Professional Risk Indemnity - 2,000,000 (TWO MILLION) - Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability - 10,000,000 (TEN MILLION) - Product Liability - 5,000,000 (FIVE MILLION)
  • Technical & professional ability

    Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used.

    Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted.

    Minimum: Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used: If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient an…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Jul 2025, 16:13 BST
Last source update
19 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Sept 2025 – …
Authority reference
788774
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075176
Classification (CPV)
Marine equipmentMarine installationsMarine patrol vesselsRadarRadar apparatus
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056974 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:816268)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published340 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £199,9051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Charity and Taylor (Electronic Services) LtdSME£199,905 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

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 Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6QQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.