Official UK procurement notice
DMARINE - Marine Operations - Protection Vessels - PPE & Uniform Framework Agreement
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has a requirement for an external service provider to provide Personal Protective Equipment and Uniform for the Marine Directorate staff on board its protection and research vessels.
CPV: Disposable gloves · Hats and headgear · Masks, fins or snorkels · Protective and safety clothing · Protective headgear · Safety headgear · Safety visors · Work gloves
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Marine directorate, part of the Scottish Government, owns and runs a fleet of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
The Marine directorate, part of the Scottish Government, owns and runs a fleet of Marine protection and research vessels that operate in the seas around Scotland, The crews onboard are covered by the relevant Marine legislation, including the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2205), as such there is a statutory requirement for the Directorate to provide suitable and sufficient PPE to all of its crews.
The Marine crews are expected to wear uniforms and the correct uniform must also be available and supplied.
What it takes to wini
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 (9)
- Understanding the Requirement: 25
- Staff Capability and Knowledge Skills: 20
- Mobilisation: 15
- Performance Management: 15
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 10
- price: 30
Published award criteria (9)
- Understanding the Requirement: 25
- Staff Capability and Knowledge Skills: 20
- Mobilisation: 15
- Performance Management: 15
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 10
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Ratios Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of 1 (one) or more. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows:
net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders must have in place the following minimum insurance levels
- Public Liability Insurance - 10,000,000 GBP
- Professional Indemnity Insurance - 1,000,000 GBP
- Employer’s Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
- Product liability insurance in the sum of not less than 10,000,000 GBP
Such insurances must be maintained for the duration of the Contract and for a minimum of 5 years following the expiry or termination of the Contract as appropriate.
In respect any other economic or financial requirements: there must be no qualification or no contra-indication from any evidence provided
in support of the bidder’s economic and financial standing.
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “DMARINE - Marine Operations - Protection Vessels - PPE & Uniform…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Aug 2025, 15:28 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 09:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
792703- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059661- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058aafFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering
- Performance terms
It may be necessary for bidder to provide a Parent Company Guarantee as set out in the Terms and Conditions
Publisher note: The purpose is to put in place a single supplier Framework to Provide Marine Vessels with PPE and Uniforms to Scottish Governments Marine Directorate vessels (SC Ref:834421)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
30 Oct 2025 → 25 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected363 days ago30 Oct 2025
- Bids opened217 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends216 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published125 days ago25 Jun 2026, 09:25 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026- Published value updated to £700,00010 Feb 2026, 09:07 GMTwas £600,000
- Status changed to active10 Feb 2026, 09:07 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Feb 2026, 09:07 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT10 Feb 2026, 09:07 GMT
- Deadline moved to 25 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT25 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT+0 days · was 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete25 Jun 2026, 09:25 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 25 Mar 2026 | 25 Mar 2026 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 25 Mar 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 | +1 d |
Please note the tender return time has been extended to 17:00 hours today (25 March 2026)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 19 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 059661-2026-792703-1
- Signed
- 20 May 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Arco LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.