Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Visitor & Events Catering at Macduff Marine Aquarium
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 3 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Invitation to Tender is to invite tenders for the provision of Visitor and Events Catering at the restaurant/café area at the newly upgraded Macduff Marine Aquarium
CPV: Canteen and catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Visitor and Events Catering at the café /Restaurant at the newly upgraded…Cancelled
Provision of Visitor and Events Catering at the café /Restaurant at the newly upgraded Macduff Marine Aquarium
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).
How bids were scored
- as per procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 10:58 GMT
- Authority reference
CRN000409113- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020277- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c29Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Performance terms
As per procurement documentation
Publisher note: (SC Ref:825813)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Sept 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline3 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Notice published236 days ago6 Mar 2026, 10:58 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful6 Mar 2026, 10:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria