Official UK procurement notice
Sonar Equipment for Police Scotland
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPolice Scotland’s Dive and Marine unit require sonar equipment to assist with underwater searches.
CPV: Police equipment
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
See SPD on PCS-T
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- 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
- 23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC-25-3130- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085774- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc63Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailed within the tender document.
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 62264. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:819363)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Dec 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published309 days ago23 Dec 2025, 11:47 GMT
- Submission deadline267 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened267 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria