Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
UK
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: procurement@hes.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://historicenvironment.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Other: Built Environment, Tourism, Conservation, Heritage
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Underwater Archaeology
Reference number: HES/C/4344
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71351914
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of the contract is to provide quality information to HES to enable to carry out our functions in relation to investigating, recording, conserving, protecting and promoting historic assets under water, in sub tidal environments as far as the limit of UK water adjacent to Scotland (12 nautical miles), but also if required, in freshwater locations such as lochs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
37 663.40
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71351914
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For full details of the requirement please see Document 2 Specification
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80%
Price
/ Weighting:
20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-025012
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HES/C/4344
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MSDS Marine and MSDS Heritage
The Dairy, Boothswood Farm, Moorside Lane
Holbrook
DE56 0TU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 37 663.40
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note that HES will not sign up to supplier's Terms and Conditions. HES cannot negotaite at point of award or post contract award.
(SC Ref:838469)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2026