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Classification of Marine Vessels

Scottish Government

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21 Aug 2026 at 11:19

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate engaged a classification society to keep five vessels in class. The requirement covers regular surveys after maintenance and major repairs, checking that work meets appropriate standards and supports vessel safety. The vessels operate in coastal waters around Scotland and beyond, with operational and refit activity linked to Aberdeen, Leith, Glasgow and Hull. This is a specialist marine inspection and vessel classification service, within marine services and content or data standardisation and classification services. The work concerns maintaining vessels’ classification status rather than carrying out the maintenance or repairs themselves. It is therefore relevant to classification societies and specialist maritime inspection organisations with the technical authority and geographical coverage to survey vessels at, or near, these ports.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The buyer selected Lloyds Register, the only bidder recorded. The contract value is £777,820.52. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026. The procedure was justified on technical grounds: the classification society needed offices close to the vessels’ operational home ports in Aberdeen, Leith, Glasgow and Hull to minimise downtime, and only one supplier had offices in all four cities. The requirement was presented as one lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the related award and contract are active. Evaluation was based on price. The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This award demonstrates demand from the Scottish Government for specialist classification and survey services supporting a small fleet of marine vessels. A credible future competitor would need recognised classification-society capability, or equivalent authority and expertise, to carry out regular post-maintenance and post-repair surveys and confirm that work meets safety standards. Operational responsiveness is central: the stated rationale prioritised minimising vessel downtime, so suppliers would need a practical presence close to Aberdeen, Leith, Glasgow and Hull, including the ability to support refit activity in Hull. The requirement attracted one bid from a large supplier and was evaluated on price, indicating that a competing organisation would need both strong technical credibility and an efficient cost base. Experience with vessels operating around Scotland and beyond would also support delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Classification of Marine Vessels

Notice Description

Marine Directorate require to engage a classification society to ensure that its vessels remain in class by undertaking regular surveys following maintenance and major repairs to ensure that work has been done to appropriate standard to ensure safety.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Marine Directorate require to engage a classification society to ensure that its vessels remain in class by undertaking regular surveys following maintenance and major repairs to ensure that work has been done to appropriate standard to ensure safety.

Procurement Information

The classification society engaged must have offices in proximity to our vessels operational home ports to ensure that the vessel downtime can be minimised. These ports are Aberdeen, Leith, Glasgow and Hull, the latter port being where refits take place at present. Only one supplier has offices in all of these cities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e963
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079818-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

98360000 - Marine services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£777,820 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB11 9DB
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Torry/Ferryhill
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Lloyds Register

Further Information

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