Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Proficiency Testing Scheme
Notice Description
The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate is inviting a tender for the provision of a proficiency testing scheme for contaminants in sediment and biota and water quality parameters.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Marine Directorate require a supplier to provide a proficiency testing scheme for both sediment and biota exercises for organic contaminants and their supporting determinands, and water samples for chlorophyll, nutrients, salinity and ocean acidification parameters. The concentrations in the samples provided should be representative of the marine environment. There should be at least one exercise per year and the supplier should be accredited (ISO17043) for the provision of laboratory proficiency testing.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000817824
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545396
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
90714500 - Environmental quality control services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £7,167 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- Bob McLeod
- Contact Email
- bob.mcleod@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312442500
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB11 9DB
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
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- 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/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545396
Provision of Proficiency Testing Scheme - The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate is inviting a tender for the provision of a proficiency testing scheme for contaminants in sediment and biota and water quality parameters.
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