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Published 13 Dec 2022, 09:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase and Installation of Vessel Engine Control Systems

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000≈ £1.1m / year15.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 May 2023awarded 24 Aug 2023
Awarded to Royston Ltd
Contract term 10 moends 31 Mar 2024 · starts 12 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Marine Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Purchase and Installation of Vessel Engine Control Systems for two of its vessels, MRV Scotia and MPV Minna.

CPV: Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Installation services of mechanical equipment · Mechanical engineering installation works · Mechanical engineering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 mo
Contract period: 12 Jun 2023 – 31 Mar 2024 (10 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · At refit yard(s) which are still unknown at this stage.
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)
  • Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 35
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 25
  • Contract Management and Quality Assurance: 15
  • Risk Management and Health & Safety: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
  • Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 35
  • Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 25
  • Contract Management and Quality Assurance: 15
  • Risk Management and Health & Safety: 10
  • Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).

    Minimum: 4B1a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 750,000 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

    Details of technical facilities, measures for ensuring quality and quality management procedures.

    Minimum: 4C1.2: Bidders will be required to provide three examples over the last three 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 requir…
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Dec 2022, 09:56 GMT
Last source update
12 Feb 2024, 08:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
CASE/216380
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004551
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipmentInstallation services of mechanical equipmentMechanical engineering installation worksMechanical engineering services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038ccf 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:757937)

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 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2023 → 12 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    12 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Feb 2024, 08:58 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jan 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 2 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
    11 Jan 2023, 08:52 GMT
    +8 days · was 25 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Deadline moved to 19 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
    20 Mar 2023, 11:14 GMT
    +76 days · was 2 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Status changed to unsuccessful
    20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 10 May 2023, 12:00 BST
    14 Apr 2023, 11:23 BST
    +21 days · was 19 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
    1 May 2023, 16:26 BST
    +7 days · was 10 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  6. Deadline moved to 19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
    17 May 2023, 11:52 BST
    +2 days · was 17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  7. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2024, 08:58 GMT
Published amendments (4 · 4 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.225 Jan 20232 Feb 2023+8 d
—Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.713 Jan 20231 Mar 2023+47 d
—Contract periodDuration End · II.2.731 Mar 202431 Mar 2024+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.725 Jan 20232 Feb 2023+8 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.219 Apr 202310 May 2023+21 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.719 Apr 202310 May 2023+21 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.210 May 202317 May 2023+7 d
—Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.712 Jun 202319 Jun 2023+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.710 May 202317 May 2023+7 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.217 May 202319 May 2023+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.717 May 202319 May 2023+2 d

Request for extension of tendering period received and granted in lieu of Christmas period.

Delay due to lack of access to vessels due to unforeseen incident.

Further request to extend tender period due to delay in accessing MRV Scotia.

Further request for an extension from supplier.

Routine re-releases (8)
  • 2023-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2023
  • 2023-03: 2 releases · 20 Mar 2023, 20 Mar 2023
  • 2023-01: 1 release · 11 Jan 2023
  • 2022-12: 1 release · 13 Dec 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £764,1391 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Royston LtdSME£764,139 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 004551-2024-CASE/216380-1 · Royston LtdSME

    Signed
    24 Aug 2023
    Value
    £764,139
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

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 Scotland, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 9DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Royston LtdAwarded supplier Royston Ltd, Unit 3 Walker Riverside, Wincomblee Road, Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE6 3PFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.