Notice Information
Notice Title
DMARINE - Vessel Monitoring & Power Management System
Notice Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a replacement Vessel Management System (VMS), incorporating Power Management System (PMS) functionality, onboard Marine Scotland's MPV Jura and MPV Hirta.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Government has a requirement for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a replacement Vessel Management System (VMS), incorporating Power Management System (PMS) functionality, onboard Marine Scotland's MPV Jura and MPV Hirta. Both vessels currently operate legacy Rolls-Royce Integrated Platform Management Systems (IPMS) that are obsolete and unsupported. The replacement project aims to ensure enhanced operational efficiency, long-term supportability, and functional standardisation across both platforms. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Scotland
Renewal: 36-month optional extension to cover unforeseen installation or commissioning delays, with ongoing support and maintenance until 2030.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e380
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074855-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
34511100 - Marine patrol vessels
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- michael.brydon@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH6 6QQ
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice URLs
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