Official UK procurement notice
EC1046 University Rowing Fleet
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh is appointing a single supplier for the complete supply, delivery, servicing and repairs of the University's rowing fleet.
CPV: Rowing boats · Sports goods and equipment · Water-sports equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The University of Edinburgh is appointing a single supplier for the Supply, Delivery,…AwardedPublished value£325,000
The University of Edinburgh is appointing a single supplier for the Supply, Delivery, Servicing and Repairs of the University’s Rowing Fleet.
The Contract period is for 5 years from 16th June 2025 to 15th June 2030, with no options to extend.
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 (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
SPD 4B.1.1 - Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 325,000 GBP for the last 3 financial years.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the Bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading in question 4B3.
SPD 4B5.1a - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 2,000,000 GBP
SPD 4B6 - Statement 1 (Parent Company Guarantee)
Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.
SPD 4B6 - Statement 2 (Financial Strength)
Bidders will be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations.
Bidders must be able to provide upon request, their 3 most recent sets of annual audited accounts, including profit and loss information, and the following ratios:
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio
- Debtors Turnover Ratio
- Return on Assets
- Working Capital
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- Gross Profit Ratio
A review of your ratios and audited accounts may be undertaken. In some cases, this review may lead to an additional request for further financial infor…
- Technical & professional ability
SPD 4D1 - Statement 1 (Quality Management)
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent). Please confirm you hold the required accreditation.
If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), The bidder must have the following:
Equivalent, documented policy and procedures regarding quality management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. These must include the following documented items relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be carried out, which are equivalent to the standards listed above — a policy with set responsibilities, review and improvement procedures, quality management and performance process, workforce training, skills, and information process, monitoring arrangements, bidder quality management arrangements, and a process for managing complaints.
SPD 4D1 - Statement 2 (Health & Safety):
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.
If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certi…
Minimum: 1. Bidders are to confirm if they are the manufacturer or approved distributor of the products proposed in their submission. 2. Bidders are to confirm that they are able to provide boats in all categories currently competed in on the domestic and international competition schedul…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 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
- Goods
- 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
- 4 Apr 2025, 08:25 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2025, 13:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
EC1046- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036113- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd08Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed within the Invitation to Tender documents within "Schedule 3 - Statement of Requirements"
Publisher note: (SC Ref:802574)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 May 2025 → 30 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published30 Jun 2025, 13:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Jun 2025, 13:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Boat Works UK LtdSME | £325,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036113-2025-EC1046-1 · Hudson Boat Works UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £325,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hudson Boat Works UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.