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Published 23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sonar Equipment for Police Scotland

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Police Scotland’s Dive and Marine unit require sonar equipment to assist with underwater searches.

CPV: Police equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: Scotland
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See SPD on PCS-T

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
Last source update
23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Feb 2026 – …
Authority reference
PROC-25-3130
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085774
Classification (CPV)
Police equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc63 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed within the tender document.

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 62264. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:819363)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Dec 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published309 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
  2. Submission deadline267 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened267 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 4EHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sherriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria