Notice Information
Notice Title
Charter for Passive Acoustics Mooring Servicing, Grabbing & water sample collection for eDNA
Notice Description
The Scottish Ministers invite tenders to provide vessel charter services for the deployment and retrieval of scientific equipment in Scottish waters.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Marine Directorate - Science, Evidence, Digital and Data (MD-SEDD) portfolio are seeking tenders from work boats to undertake deployment and recovery of acoustic monitoring equipment, Sediment grabbing and water sample collection for environmental DNA (eDNA) work. The tender will be for one or more trips between 1st March 2025 - 30th March 2025 (dates provided are flexible however up to a maximum of 20 days are required to be completed by the end of March 2025). The work will involve deploying and retrieving underwater passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) equipment off the north and east coasts of Scotland, which may include broadband sound recorders and cetacean echolocation detectors. At the same time grabs and water samples will be collated at certain locations. This work will be carried out on behalf of the Marine Directorate of Scottish Government.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000790781
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525773
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
63726400 - Ship chartering services
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £58,602 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524004&idx=1
17th February 2025 - Charter Specification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524004&idx=2
17th February 2025 - Charter terms and conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB524004
Charter for Passive Acoustics Mooring Servicing, Grabbing & water sample collection for eDNA - The Scottish Ministers invite tenders to provide vessel charter services for the deployment and retrieval of scientific equipment in Scottish waters. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525773
Charter for Passive Acoustics Mooring Servicing, Grabbing & water sample collection for eDNA - The Scottish Ministers invite tenders to provide vessel charter services for the deployment and retrieval of scientific equipment in Scottish waters.
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