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Published 19 May 2025, 10:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Refit of MPV Jura, Minna & Hirta

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£2,062,500≈ £688k / year12.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2025awarded 28 Aug 2025
Awarded to Dunston (Ship Repairs) Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 10 Aug 2028 · starts 11 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the refitting of its vessels, MPV Jura, Minna & Hirta, over the next three years.

The requirement will involve four dry dock refits and five wet dock refits during the periods within the invitation to tender.

  • Recurrence: January 2028

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs
Contract period: 11 Aug 2025 – 10 Aug 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK · At bidder's shipyard in whichever location they are at
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: 90Price: 30Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 35
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Risk Management and Health & Safety: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
  • Corporate and Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
  • Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 35
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Risk Management and Health & Safety: 10
  • Corporate and Social Responsibilities: 10
  • 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 1,500,000 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 (Sc…
  • 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: 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.

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 · January 2028
First published
19 May 2025, 10:35 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2025 – …
Authority reference
CASE/693111
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060059
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of shipsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05168f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 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:811366)

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 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published395 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,807,2011 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dunston (Ship Repairs) LtdSME£1,807,201 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 060059-2025-CASE/693111-1 · Dunston (Ship Repairs) LtdSME

    Signed
    28 Aug 2025
    Value
    £1,807,201
    Period
    … – 10 Aug 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

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
  • Dunston (Ship Repairs) LtdAwarded supplier William Wright Dock, HULL, Yorkshire & Humber, HU3 4PGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.