Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Services
Notice Description
The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the provision of short and medium range Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in support of marine and fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) in Scottish waters.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the provision of short and medium range Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in support of marine and fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) in Scottish waters. Marine Directorate aerial (aircraft) and marine (surface) asset deployment is conducted all year round but we wish the RPAS provisions to focus primarily on seasonal fisheries undertaken between March and November over a three (3) year contract period. The Marine Directorate is seeking to enhance their current capability in marine and fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) by contracting both Short and Medium range RPAS capability for unit provisions of twenty-two days.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000790890
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542073
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - 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
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
60440000 - Aerial and related services
60445000 - Aircraft operating services
79714000 - Surveillance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £990,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £960,220 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- To be reviewed in November 2027.
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
- Bob McLeod, Sophie Stark
- Contact Email
- bob.mcleod@gov.scot, sophie.stark@gov.scot, spoeprocurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312442500, +44 1412425466, +44 412425466
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8LU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524096&idx=3
12th March 2025 - Questions and answers -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524096&idx=1
17th February 2025 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524096&idx=2
17th February 2025 - Schedule 14 - Terms and Conditions for Provision of Services -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB524096
Provision of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Services - The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the provision of short and medium range Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in support of marine and fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) in Scottish waters. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP540179
Provision of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Services - The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the provision of short and medium range Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in support of marine and fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) in Scottish waters. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542073
Provision of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Services - The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the provision of short and medium range Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in support of marine and fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) in Scottish waters.
Notice URLs
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