Official UK procurement notice
Refit of MRV Scotia · Dales Marine Services for Scottish Government (Nov 2025)
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the refitting of its vessel, MRV Scotia over the next three years.
- Recurrence: October 2028
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 publishedLot #1The refit specification provided will highlight the actual requirementsAwarded
The refit specification provided will highlight the actual requirements. These are either annual refit requirements, planned or periodic maintenance.
The refit of each vessel will be over a two week period. Periods specified within tender can be variable but the Scottish Ministers would wish to maintain periods close to these specified dates to maintain class certification of vessels.
It is anticipated that there will be a small amount of additional tasks required which have not been contracted for within this list.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
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 & 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 & Social Responsibilities: 10
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 30
- 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
- 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 · October 2028
- First published
- 7 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2026, 09:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031185- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dd1eFind a Tender
- 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:828503)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 3 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Bids opened322 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline314 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts267 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Notice published207 days ago3 Apr 2026, 09:01 BST
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Deadline moved to 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT3 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT+7 days · was 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT+1 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete3 Apr 2026, 09:01 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 8 Dec 2025 | 15 Dec 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.7 | 2 Feb 2026 | 2 Feb 2026 | +0 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 1 Feb 2028 | 1 Feb 2028 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 8 Dec 2025 | 15 Dec 2028 | +1103 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 15 Dec 2025 | 16 Dec 2025 | +1 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 15 Dec 2028 | 16 Dec 2025 | -1095 d |
Request for further week extension.
Request to extend for 24hrs due to illness of supplier representative.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 7 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dales Marine ServicesSME | £2,160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031185-2026-CASE/693111-1 · Dales Marine ServicesSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £2,160,000
- Period
- … – 1 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dales Marine ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.