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
Contact person: Marc Jones
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
DMARINE-Compliance-Marine Operations-RADAR replacement
Reference number: 788774
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34511100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Ministers, acting through Marine Directorate are looking to engage a supplier to provide the replacement of the Sperry Bridge Master E RADARS onboard the vessels MPV Minna, MPV Jura and MPV Hirta.
Marine Directorate, a directorate of the Scottish Government, manages Scotland's seas and freshwater fisheries and require RADARS both X-Band and S-Band onboard their vessels to ensure the safety of the vessel and remain compliant all Flag and Class national and International statutory requirements, regulations and standards.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
199 905.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34511100
34930000
35722000
38115000
45244100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Ministers, acting through Marine Directorate are looking to engage a supplier to provide the replacement of the Sperry Bridge Master E RADARS onboard the vessels MPV Minna, MPV Jura and MPV Hirta.
Marine Directorate, a directorate of the Scottish Government, manages Scotland's seas and freshwater fisheries and require RADARS both X-Band and S-Band onboard their vessels to ensure the safety of the vessel and remain compliant all Flag and Class national and International statutory requirements, regulations and standards.
It is crucial that all the replacement work is completed within the required timescales and with appropriate replacement parts to ensure the vessels remain compliant with all national and International statutory requirements, regulations and standards relevant to the vessel to prevent/minimise downtime.
Marine Directorate require the replacement of 6 Bridge Master E RADARS.
Marine Directorate require the supplier to provide, install and commission replacements for all 6 RADARS listed, 3 S-Band and 3 X-Band, one of each on each vessel as above. The replacement RADARS must interlink seamlessly with the equipment already onboard, GPS (Global Positioning System), AIS (Automatic Identification System), BNWAS (Bridge Navigational Watch Alert System), Gyro Compass, Speed log, wind and echosounder and be approved to ensure the vessels stay within class and flag requirements.
The RADAR system should include fully networked architecture, Fully CAT1 and CAT2 type approved and integrate with screen size 26” with ECDIS overlay.
As well as the above the RADAR should have complete ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) functionality with integrated NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) and be capable of displaying over 600 AIS targets.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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 000-044432
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 788774
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
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: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Charity and Taylor (Electronic Services) Ltd
88 Regent Quay
Aberdeen
AB115AS
UK
Telephone: +44 1224565090
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:
: 199 905.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:816268)
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
19/11/2025