Public Contracts Scotland

Refit of MRV Scotia

Scottish Government

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Scottish Government
devolved government
Region
United Kingdom
Contract value
£2,160,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
8 December 2025
Published
7 November 2025

Procurement

Contract period
2 February 2026 - 1 February 2028
2 years
Submission method
Electronic Submission
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 50241100 Vessel repair services
  • 50241000 Repair and maintenance services of ships
  • 50240000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
  • 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

What happened

Scottish Government awarded this contract to Dales Marine Services worth £2,160,000 on 1 Apr 2026. The contract runs until 1 Feb 2028.

Description

The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the refitting of its vessel, MRV Scotia over the next three years.

Full description

The refit specification provided will highlight the actual requirements. These are either annual refit requirements, planned or periodic maintenance.

The refit of each vessel will be over a two week period. Periods specified within tender can be variable but the Scottish Ministers would wish to maintain periods close to these specified dates to maintain class certification of vessels.

It is anticipated that there will be a small amount of additional tasks required which have not been contracted for within this list.

Additional information

Question scoring methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender.

0 - Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.

1 - Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.

2 - Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.

3 - Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.

4 - Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Dales Marine Services
Award value
£2,160,000
Award date
1 April 2026

Contact

Address
Marine Directorate, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB
Contact name
Bob McLeod

Bid documents

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CASE/693111
Notice ID
rls-63-NOV543076
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000815263

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