Official UK procurement notice
Statutory monitoring for Scottish Coastal Observatory site: Loch Ewe
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMarine Directorate require monitoring to be carried out in Loch Ewe. Detailed protocols from Marine Directorate will be provided which will describe the sampling methods in detail. These will need to be strictly followed to ensure that sample integrity is maintained.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service…AwardedRenewal
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Statutory monitoring for Scottish Coastal Observatory site: Loch Ewe.
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: 30
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 15
- Health & Safety & Risk Management: 15
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 30%
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 25%
- Contract Management: 15%
- Health & Safety & Risk Management: 15%
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: 4B1a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 50,000 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 (Scotl… - Technical & professional ability
Details of technical facilities, measures for ensuring quality and quality management procedures.
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: 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 s…
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083426- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a10eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:818742)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline370 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened370 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
- Notice published316 days ago16 Dec 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2025, 14:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W&J GrantSME | £200,720 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 083426-2025-CASE/693111-1 · W&J GrantSME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £200,720
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- W&J GrantAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.