Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of Purchase of Seagoing Balances (MS-P-0454)
Notice Description
The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invite tenders for the purchase of athree motion compensated marine sea-going bench weighing scales that will be used for scientific fisheries surveys on the Marine Directorate's research vessels and chartered commercial vessels.Marine sea-going weighing scales are essential for the accurate data collection of fish catches and fish individual weights on statutory Marine Directorate (MD) fisheries surveys. The scales will be used on all of the five annual International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) that MD undertakes as well as other similar multivessel surveys such as the SIAMISS (Science/Industry Anglerfish and Megrim Survey) and the Scottish Deepwater Slope Survey.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821214
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550505
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38510000 - Microscopes
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £24,183 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB11 9DB
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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