Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
UK
E-mail: marc.jones@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
OCEA-Provision of Oil and Gas Data Services
Reference number: 788771
II.1.2) Main CPV code
76000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of OCEA-Provision of Oil and Gas Data Services.
The Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser (OCEA) works closely with the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to provide high quality analysis and evidence to support the Scottish Government’s policy with regards to the oil and gas sector.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
55 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
76000000
76100000
76200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of OCEA-Provision of Oil and Gas Data Services.
The Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Adviser (OCEA) works closely with the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to provide high quality analysis and evidence to support the Scottish Government’s policy with regards to the oil and gas sector.
The Scottish Government is seeking to extend its analytical capacity and capability to inform policy making, by obtaining high quality data and external analysis relating to the Scottish and UK offshore oil and gas sectors.
The aim of this procurement is to continue to build on the capacity of the Scottish Government to access information which informs its understanding of the upstream oil and gas industry in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) including key trends and market outlooks, and existing trends and drivers of UK oil and gas sector developments.
This procurement for the Provision of Oil and Gas Data Services covers: the provision of data and, where relevant, all necessary training required by users and access to regularly updated analysis on the oil and gas industry.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
2025/S 000-046085
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 788771
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rystad Energy Ltd.
77 Coleman Street
London
EC2R 5BJ
UK
Telephone: +44 8445610670
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 55 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:815248)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2025