---
title: "Award of 0426H - Charter for Slipper Limpet Drop Down Video"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-08-21"
---

# Award of 0426H - Charter for Slipper Limpet Drop Down Video

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267.json)

## Summary

The Scottish Government, through Marine Scotland’s Marine Directorate, procured marine vessel chartering services to deploy a drop-down video (DDV) array at 80 survey stations in the Inner Moray and Cromarty Firth. The work supports marine survey activity, using a suitable vessel to reach and operate at the specified stations. Survey conditions and the timing of each day’s work determine which stations are prioritised, because the full list may not be covered during the charter. The requirement is classified as ship chartering services (CPV 63726400). Businesses relevant to this requirement include commercial vessel operators and marine survey contractors able to provide a vessel and support DDV deployment in Scottish coastal waters.

This procurement has been awarded. The Scottish Government awarded the contract to Green Marine (UK) Ltd for £9,402, and the resulting contract is recorded as active. The award covers the DDV survey vessel charter requirement and was made to a single supplier without competition, using a direct award procedure. One bid was recorded. The tender described a planned two-day charter, with station prioritisation affected by weather and other conditions during the survey days. The award information does not provide an award date or a separate contract end date. Fife Council is also listed as a buyer in the process, although the named contracting buyer is the Scottish Government.

This award indicates demand from the Marine Directorate for small-scale, specialist marine survey charters combining vessel provision with practical support for drop-down video array deployment. A credible future supplier would need a suitable vessel, the ability to operate safely in the Inner Moray and Cromarty Firth, and crew or operational capability suited to marine survey work. It would also need to manage changing conditions, prioritise survey stations during operations and work efficiently across a defined station list. Marine contractors with experience supporting environmental or fisheries surveys, vessel operators able to accommodate DDV equipment, and firms that can demonstrate reliable coastal operations would be well placed when this requirement returns.

## Notice

Scottish ministers through the Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable vessels to undertake the deployment of drop down video (DDV) array in 80 stations in the Inner Moray and Cromarty Firth.It is recognized that it would unlikely that all stations will be visited in the planned 2 day charter. Conditions/timings on the days of survey will influence the prioritization of stations from the given list during the charter.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562803 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition. |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,402 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Government |
| Additional buyers | Fife Council; NHS Fife; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council |
| Locality | DUNFERMLINE |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | Alpha Projects; Computacenter (UK) Limited; Democracy Counts Ltd; Ernst & Young LLP (EY); Green Marine(UK) Ltd; Jacobs UK Ltd; People Asset Management Ltd; SIG ROOFING & ROOFLINE; STARK Building Materials UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63726400 - Ship chartering services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 11:26 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562803

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840267.json.