Find a TenderCancelled
Published 15 Jan 2026, 08:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance and Repair of Air Circuit Breakers

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£600,000≈ £195k / year
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 30 Apr 2029 · starts 30 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide Air Circuit Breaker (ACB) maintenance, conduct an annual health check of low voltage (LV) switchboards, and undertake any ad-hoc repairs as required on board four Marine Directorate vessels; MPV Hirta, MPV Jura, MPV Minna, and MRV Scotia.

The contract will cover a period of 37 months and aims to ensure that the Scottish Government Marine Directorate establish this contract to ensure all equipment is maintained and serviced to the highest standard, delivering best value, operational reliability, and optimal performance across the Marine Directorate fleet

  • Recurrence: November 2028

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of ships · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Vessel repair services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cancelled 3 yrs 1 mo
Contract period: 30 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 (3 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: UK · Service at refit yards across UK.
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: 95Price: 30Social value: 5
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 45
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 30
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
Published award criteria (6)
  • Delivery of Requirements: 45
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 30
  • Contract Management: 15
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
  • 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 600,000 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
Cancelled
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 2028
First published
15 Jan 2026, 08:36 GMT
Last source update
5 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Feb 2026 – …
Authority reference
CASE/693111
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010567
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of shipsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentVessel repair services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060633 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. 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:822868)

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
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Feb 2026 → 30 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published265 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT
  2. Submission deadline257 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened257 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts212 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    5 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.