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title: "Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme"
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# Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-marine-animal-stranding-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb48). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £825,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2026, 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:** £825,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marine research services, Veterinary services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £825,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05eb48`

## 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/scottish-marine-animal-stranding-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb48#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-marine-animal-stranding-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb48#participate

## Description
The aim of the project is to provide a coordinated approach to the surveillance of cetacean, seal, sharks and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate causes of death of stranded animals in Scotland. Where required, efforts should be made to expand and develop the established volunteer network to improve reporting and strandings investigations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Scottish Marine Strandings Scheme (SMASS) has been in operation since 1992, with principal aim of providing a coordinated approach to the surveillance of cetacean, seal,  shark and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate major causes of deat...
- **Contract Period:** 06/04/2026 to 06/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 093352-2026-CASE/693111-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University Court of the University of Glasgow**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15874`
  - Value: £825,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 093352-2026-CASE/693111-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £825,000
  - Signed Date: 02/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093352-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-02T12:28:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:39:36.743Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05eb48