Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of 0326H - Charter for East Coast Tracking Array
Notice Description
Scottish ministers through the Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable vessels to undertake the deployment of 13 acoustic listening stations in two areas, firstly the Firth of Forth and secondly the Tay estuary of Scotland.The moorings enable effective monitoring of migratory fish. These moorings extend no more than 2 meters from the sea bed, have no surface buoy and are normally recovered these via an acoustic release mechanism. On occasion this fails and there is a need to recover the unit via an ROV operated from a vessel.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000825774
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553250
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
63726400 - Ship chartering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £4,300 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Apr 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 2026Yesterday
- 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
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH8 7AU
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Torry/Ferryhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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