Closed tender

MRV Scotia Stern Thruster Service and Overhaul

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Value: £60,000
Topic: Marine equipment
Published: 4 November 2025
Submission: 4 December 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate wishes to invite tenders to service and overhaul the stern thruster on the vessel MRV Scotia. MRV Scotia currently has a stern thruster which requires a five-yearly service performed, so it can be presented to the classification society surveyor. The last stern thruster service was performed in 2020 for class survey. Lot 1: The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate wishes to invite tenders to service and overhaul the stern thruster on the vessel MRV Scotia. MRV Scotia is one of the Scottish Government’s vessels which conducts scientific survey work. MRV Scotia currently has a stern thruster which requires a five-yearly service performed, so it can be presented to the classification society surveyor. The last stern thruster service was performed in 2020 for class survey. There should be a full inspection and service of all parts of the stern thruster system.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published4 November 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date4 December 2025

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

34930000 · Marine equipment
73112000 · Marine research services

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-government.gov
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Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-government.gov