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Published 17 Feb 2025, 14:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vessel Crane Maintenance for MRV Scotia

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£160,000≈ £40k / year34.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2025awarded 23 Sept 2025
Awarded to Hays Hydraulics & Mechanical Services Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invite tenders for the provision of all maintenance and servicing of all cranes on board MRV Scotia.

  • Recurrence: November 2029

CPV: Marine patrol vessels · Repair and maintenance services · Vessel repair services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · MRV Scotia is based at Aberdeen harbour or refit yard which has been decided upon following public tender.
Extensions: 12 months extension available to 30 April 2030.Variant bids: 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: 90Price: 30Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 35
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 20
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 35
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 20
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • 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 320,000 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 (Scot…
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · November 2029
First published
17 Feb 2025, 14:33 GMT
Last source update
29 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
CASE/693111
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060363
Classification (CPV)
Marine patrol vesselsRepair and maintenance servicesVessel repair services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2ba Find a Tender
Contract terms
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:811445)

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
Submission deadline
19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published389 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £214,5861 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hays Hydraulics & Mechanical Services LtdSME£214,586 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Marine Directorate, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 9DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.