Notice Information
Notice Title
Autonomous Underwater Glider
Notice Description
Scottish Association for Marine Science is seeking to enter into an agreement with a single supplier for the supply, delivery to point of use, for the supply of an autonomous underwater glider with buoyancy driven engine.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Scottish Association for Marine Science is seeking to enter into an agreement with a single supplier for the supply, delivery to point of use, for the supply of an autonomous underwater glider with buoyancy driven engine. Further information is in the attached Invitation To Tender documentation.
Renewal: We expect to have a minimum 12 months warranty.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000818559
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545678
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
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- CPV Codes
34930000 - Marine equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 20263 weeks to go
- 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
- APUC LIMITED ON BEHALF OF SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE SCIENCE
- Contact Name
- Leon Mouat
- Contact Email
- lmouat@apuc-scot.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314428930
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 2DZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
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- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling East
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545678
Autonomous Underwater Glider - Scottish Association for Marine Science is seeking to enter into an agreement with a single supplier for the supply, delivery to point of use, for the supply of an autonomous underwater glider with buoyancy driven engine.
Notice URLs
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