Official UK procurement notice
Replacement Rigid Inflatable Boats
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate, invites tenders for a contract for the two new Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) as part of Marine Directorate’s commitment to meeting health and safety requirements.
CPV: Marine equipment · Marine patrol vessels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract seeks to deliver two replacement boarding boats launch / recoverable from…Awarded
The contract seeks to deliver two replacement boarding boats launch / recoverable from its Marine Protection Vessel, Jura, an 84m offshore marine patrol vessel of 2182 gross tonnes. The replacement boats must comply with the operational and performance requirements below as well as being fully certified as a ‘Rescue Boat’ as defined by SOLAS, and additionally as a Category 3 Workboat (if a Liferaft is onboard).
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 (7)
- Understanding and Approach to meeting Requirements: 25
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 15
- Health & Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Management: 20
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding and Approach to meeting Requirements: 25
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 25
- Contract Management: 15
- Health & Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Management: 20
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
- 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 150,000 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: Minimum level(s) of standards required: 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 s…
- 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
- 16 Apr 2024, 15:14 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2025, 08:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044546- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0452b9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:805926)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 May 2024 → 31 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts24 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published31 Jul 2025, 08:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2025, 08:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Marine Power LtdSME | £790,148 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Northern Marine Power LtdSME | £790,148 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 044546-2025-CASE/693111-1 · Northern Marine Power LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2024
- Value
- £790,148
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 013268-2025-CASE/693111-1 · Northern Marine Power LtdSME
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2024
- Value
- £790,148
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 4 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- Northern Marine Power LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.