Official UK procurement notice
Refit of MRV Scotia · Dales Marine Services for Scottish Government (May 2023)
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMarine Scotland operate five vessels, of which MRV Scotia is used for scientific research.
MRV Scotia was built at Ferguson’s Shipyard, Port Glasgow and was launched in 1998. She is 68 metres in length and has a gross tonnage of 2,619. She has a crew of 17-18, a top speed of 13 knots and is used for offshore scientific operations.
An approximate timetable for MRV Scotia’s refit and the type of refit required is March 2024 and March 2025.
- Recurrence: January 2025
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 publishedWhat 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 (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 35
- Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 15
- Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 35
- Staff Competence, Knowledge & Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 15
- Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 30
- 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 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
- 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
- Yes · January 2025
- First published
- 5 May 2023, 16:28 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2024, 08:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/324297- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004550- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c6f0Find a Tender
- 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:757936)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Jun 2023 → 12 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published12 Feb 2024, 08:57 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2024, 08:57 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dales Marine ServicesSME | £838,882 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004550-2024-CASE/324297-1 · Dales Marine ServicesSME
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2023
- Value
- £838,882
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dales Marine ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.