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Published 24 May 2024, 15:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance of Bow and Stern Thrusters for MRV Scotia

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000≈ £125k / year
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2024awarded 20 Jan 2025
Awarded to Tees Components Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers wish to set up a service contract which will provide maintenance for bow thruster and stern thruster system and associated equipment for its vessel, MRV Scotia, including the supply of all spare parts required for scheduled maintenance.

  • Recurrence: April 2029.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of ships · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Vessel repair services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · At Dales Marine yard, Leith, Edinburgh until 2025. Thereafter refit yard to be decided by Public tender. MRV Scotia normally docked in Aberdeen for unplanned maintenance.
Extensions: Option to extend contract for 12 months until 30 September 2029.Variant bids: allowed

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: 95Price: 30Social value: 5
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 40
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
  • Contract Management: 10
  • Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
  • Fair Work Practices: 5
  • price: 30
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
Published award criteria (7)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 40
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
  • Contract Management: 10
  • Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
  • Fair Work Practices: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).

    Minimum: 4B2a: 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 three 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. In particular, Bidders shou…
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
Yes · April 2029.
First published
24 May 2024, 15:48 BST
Last source update
29 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
CASE/216380
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002939
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of shipsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentVessel repair services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046b78 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Question scoring methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender. 0 - Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 - Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 - Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 - Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 - Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=538689. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:789082)

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
16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Aug 2024 → 29 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    29 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 10 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    24 Jun 2024, 11:57 BST
    +16 days · was 24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
    15 Jul 2024, 11:05 BST
    +35 days · was 10 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Status changed to unsuccessful
    23 Jul 2024, 11:48 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
    14 Aug 2024, 11:43 BST
    +2 days · was 14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    29 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
Published amendments (4 · 4 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.224 Jun 202410 Jul 2024+16 d
—Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.71 Aug 202419 Aug 2024+18 d
—Contract periodDuration End · II.2.731 Jul 202831 Jul 2028+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.724 Jun 202410 Jul 2024+16 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.214 Aug 202416 Aug 2024+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.714 Aug 202416 Aug 2024+2 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.224 Jun 202410 Jul 2024+16 d
—Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.71 Aug 202419 Aug 2024+18 d
—Contract periodDuration End · II.2.731 Jul 202831 Jul 2028+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.724 Jun 202410 Jul 2024+16 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.214 Aug 202416 Aug 2024+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.714 Aug 202416 Aug 2024+2 d

Request for additional time requested by supplier.

Request for further period to offer tender submission.

Request for additional time requested by supplier.

Request for further period to offer tender submission.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 15 Jul 2024
  • 2024-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2024
  • 2024-05: 1 release · 24 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £184,4031 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tees Components LtdSME£184,403 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 002939-2025-CASE/216380-1 · Tees Components LtdSME

    Signed
    20 Jan 2025
    Value
    £184,403
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

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 Marine Directorate, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 9DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Tees ComponentsAwarded supplier Bolckow Street, North Skelton, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK, TS12 2APContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.