Supply and Delivery of 8 Wave Recording Buoys

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£758,0752 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to RS Aqua Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and Delivery of 8 Wave Recording Buoys

CPV: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
Last source update: 4 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
Authority reference: 25116
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-053740
Classification (CPV): Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0569b1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Justification for the award of this contract without prior publication of a call for competition relies on The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33.(1)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. A change of supply would oblige SEPA to acquire supplies having different technical characterises which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The latter will be provided through a partnering agreement with a separate UK public body who manage a UK wide network on behalf of all UK nations coastal flood forecasting services.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:809044)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £758,0752 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RS Aqua Ltd	£387,335 †	—	Awarded
RS Aqua Ltd	£370,740 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 053740-2025-25116-1 · RS Aqua Ltd
Signed
14 Aug 2025
Value
£370,740
Status
active
Contract 044545-2025-24116-1 · RS Aqua Ltd
Signed
30 Jul 2025
Value
£387,335
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

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Angus Smith Building, 6 Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral,, Holytown, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML1 4WQContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Court of SessionReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RS Aqua LtdAwarded supplier 21/22 The Slipway, Port Solent, South East, PO64TRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.