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Published 8 Jul 2026, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Service, Calibration and Maintenance of Sea-Bird Scientific Oceanographic Instrumentation

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£160,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 27 Jul 2026awarded 17 Aug 2026

Framework period 4 yrsends 28 Jul 2030 · starts 29 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1.1. The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable contractors to supply a Framework Pricing Agreement for the maintenance contract (service, calibration and, where necessary, repairs) of several items of Sea-Bird Scientific oceanographic equipment.

CPV: Calibration services · Marine equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period: 4 yrs from 29 Jul 2026, N/A

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable…Awarded 4 yrs

The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable contractors to supply a Framework Pricing Agreement for the maintenance contract (service, calibration and, where necessary, repairs) of several items of Sea-Bird Scientific oceanographic equipment.

Contract period: 29 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2030 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Supplier Premises

Variant bids: allowed

34930000 Marine equipment

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: 90Price: 30Social value: 10

Published sub-criteria (6)

Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 40
Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 30
Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
Fair Work First: 5
price: 30
Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10

Published award criteria (6)

Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 40%
Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 30%
Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15%
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 240,000 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

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.
“Framework Agreement for the Service, Calibration and Maintenance of…” 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: Services
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: 8 Jul 2026, 15:18 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST
Award evaluation window: 24 Jul 2026 – …
Authority reference: CASE/693111
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-078206
Classification (CPV): Calibration servicesMarine equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c69f Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:840373)

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

Appointment period ends: 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Jul 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates

Bids opened94 days ago
24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Admission / appointment period ends91 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts89 days ago
29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice published70 days ago
17 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026

Deadline moved to 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
21 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST
+3 days · was 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Status changed to complete
17 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2	24 Jul 2026	27 Jul 2026	+3 d

Updated to allow additional time for review.

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-07: 1 release · 8 Jul 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 17 Aug 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £159,894, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 078204-2026-1
Signed
17 Aug 2026
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 28 Jul 2030
Status
active
Contract 078206-2026-1
Signed
17 Aug 2026
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 28 Jul 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

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, The Shore, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6QQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Planet Ocean LtdFramework contractor Unit 16 Camberley Business Centre, Bracebridge, Camberley, Scotland, GU15 3DPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.