Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Auto Trawl Control System
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Auto Trawl Control System.
The purchase of the new system will replace an existing system which will require to be swapped out.
CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Fishing vessels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (6)
- Delivery of Requirements: 40
- Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 10
- Health & Safety and Risk Management: 15
- Fair Work First: 10
- price: 30
Published award criteria (6)
- Delivery of Requirements: 40
- Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 10
- Health & Safety and Risk Management: 15
- Fair Work First: 10
- Price: 30
- 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 500,000 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
- 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
- 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
- 22 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080428- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b025Find a Tender
- 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:817846)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 8 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts13 Jan 2025
- Notice published323 days ago8 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Nov 2024- Deadline moved to 16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT29 Nov 2024, 15:59 GMT+25 days · was 21 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to unsuccessful18 Dec 2024, 16:23 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-10: 1 release · 22 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle Marine LtdSME | £323,494 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 080428-2025-CASE/693111-1 · Thistle Marine LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £323,494
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thistle Marine LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.