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Published 27 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance & Repair of Vessel Propulsion Drives

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year
Submissions closed 18 May 2026awarded 25 Aug 2026
Awarded to New Start Energy
Contract term 2 yrsends 21 Jun 2028 · starts 22 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to undertake annual health checks of the propulsion drives fitted on its compliance vessels; MPV Jura, MPV Minna and MPV Hirta.

  • Recurrence: December 2027

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · 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 #1Awarded 2 yrs
Contract period: 22 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2028 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · At Dunstons Yard in William Wright Dock, Hull. Unplanned maintenance would take place in Scottish ports.
Variant bids: not 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 (6)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 45
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 30
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
Published award criteria (6)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 45
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 30
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    a) A review of the minimum specific yearly turnover over last two years.

    b) Appropriate insurance levels as stipulated in 4B.5.

    c) Demonstration of a Current Ratio of greater than 0.8.

    d) A Net Profit greater than zero within the two year cycle.

    Minimum: 4B2a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 150,000 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

    a) Recent examples demonstrating relevant experience to deliver goods or services.

    b) Details of staffing resources and facilities available.

    c) Details of technical facilities.

    d) Environmental Management

    e) Technical equipment, tools and plant

    f) Subcontracting.

    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. 4C2.1: Bidders will be requi…
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 · December 2027
First published
27 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 15:16 BST
Award evaluation window
12 May 2026 – …
Authority reference
CASE/693111
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086541
Accelerated

This tender was advertised for the full 30 days on 24 March 2026 and received no bids. Due to the urgency of service, a further tender for 15 days is being undertaken to put a service contract in place.

Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of shipsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentVessel repair services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068baf 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:842863)

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
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2026 → 11 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened167 days ago
    12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline161 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts127 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published45 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 15:16 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026
  1. Deadline moved to 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    11 May 2026, 16:56 BST
    +6 days · was 12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2026, 15:16 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.212 May 202618 May 2026+6 d
—Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.722 Jun 202629 Jun 2026+7 d
—Contract periodDuration End · II.2.721 Jun 202828 Jun 2028+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.712 May 202618 May 2026+6 d

Extension of tender requested for a further seven day period.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £624,8681 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
New Start EnergySME£624,868 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 086541-2026-CASE/693111-1 · New Start EnergySME

    Signed
    25 Aug 2026
    Value
    £624,868
    Period
    … – 21 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

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
  • New Start EnergyAwarded supplier Unit 16, New Hall Hey Business Park, New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, North West, BB4 6HLContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.