Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Fish Tracking Equipment
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable contractors to supply a Framework Pricing Agreement for the provision of acoustic telemetry equipment, acoustic release and weight recovery system components for various telemetry projects that MD will undertake. This framework will run for a four year duration. Scottish Government conduct telemetry studies to determine the spatial and temporal movement of fish migrating from rivers around the Scottish coast and in the marine environment.
CPV: Marine equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2026
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Proposed Solution: 50
- Lead Times, Warranty & Support: 20
- Framework Management & Quality Assurance: 15
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (6)
- Proposed Solution: 50
- Lead Times, Warranty & Support: 20
- Framework Management & Quality Assurance: 15
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 30
- 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 500,000 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 procedures.
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. 4C2: Bidders will be require…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for Fish Tracking Equipment” 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
- 27 May 2026, 13:55 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 09:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049722- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a668Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:842659)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Timeline
29 Jun 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends119 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened119 days ago29 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published46 days ago10 Sept 2026, 09:32 BST
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 085654-2026-CASE/693111-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £2,712,500
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- RS Aqua LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.