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# Purchase of Multibeam Echosounders

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-multibeam-echosounders-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7e8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Purchase of Multibeam Echosounders". Published status: complete. Published Value: £241,666. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £241,666 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Sonars
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £297,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e7e8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-multibeam-echosounders-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7e8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-multibeam-echosounders-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7e8#participate

## Description
The Scottish Ministers invites tenders to provide a replacement for a high resolution, true beam forming, Multibeam EchoSounder system (MBES) to the Scottish Ministers, Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Purchase of Multibeam for MRV Scotia
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Scottish Ministers invites tenders to provide a replacement for a high resolution, true beam forming, Multibeam EchoSounder system (MBES) to the Scottish Ministers, Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen.
- **Contract Period:** 13/12/2021 to 31/03/2026

### Lot 2: Purchase of Multibeam for MRV Alba na Mara
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Scottish Ministers invites tenders to provide a replacement for a high resolution, true beam forming, Multibeam EchoSounder system (MBES) to the Scottish Ministers, Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen.
- **Contract Period:** 13/12/2021 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Purchase of Multibeam for MRV Scotia (active)
  - Award id: `010118-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Teledyne Marine**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92872`
  - Value: £149,878 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Purchase of Multibeam for MRV Alba na Mara (active)
  - Award id: `010118-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Teledyne Marine**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92872`
  - Value: £147,122 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Purchase of Multibeam for MRV Scotia (active)
  - Signed Value: £149,878
  - Signed Date: 10/02/2022

- **Contract:** Purchase of Multibeam for MRV Alba na Mara (active)
  - Signed Value: £147,122
  - Signed Date: 10/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010118-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-15T12:03:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:21:41.844Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e7e8