Official UK procurement notice
Establishing and Managing a Trial Hub for Pre-processing of End-of-life Gear Waste from Fishing and Aquaculture Sectors
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£489,000exc. VAT0% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2026awarded 4 Aug 2026
Awarded to W & J Knox Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 11 Feb 2027 · starts 12 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMarine directorate require a supplier to set-up and run a collection point where end-of-life aquaculture and fishing gear can be brought for pre-processing ahead of recycling. The supplier will also be required to provide a full service for the receipt, cleaning, drying, dismantling and sorting of gear that is free to access by users.
CPV: Aquatic marine services · Marine equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 25
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 40
- Contract Management: 10
- Health & Safety & Risk Management: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 25%
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 40%
- Contract Management: 10%
- Health & Safety & Risk Management: 10%
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: 4B1a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 200,000 GBP for the last two years. In the event that the Bidder does not comply with this requirement, they will not be considered any further in this tendering exercise. As evidence for the SPD (Scot… - Technical & professional ability
Details of technical facilities, measures for ensuring quality and quality management
Minimum: 4C1.2: Bidders will be required to provide three examples over the last five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the site notice. 4C3a: Bidders will be requir…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Services
- 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
- 9 Jun 2026, 10:59 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073966- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0a0Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:839306)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline103 days ago9 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened103 days ago9 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Notice published76 days ago5 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
- Contract starts69 days ago12 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £488,8801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W & J Knox Ltd | £488,880 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 073966-2026-1 · W & J Knox Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £488,880
- Period
- … – 11 Feb 2027
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court House,Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- W & J Knox LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.