Award of Analysis of Trace Metals in Sediment using a Total Digest Metals (MS-P-0413)
Details
- Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Supplier(s)
- CEFAS
- Value
- £45,088.36
- Topic
- Marine research services
- Published
- 3 December 2025
Tender description
The Scottish Ministers invites bids from analytic facilities to conduct analysis of trace metals in sediment using a total digest method.Marine Directorate, a Directorate of the Scottish Government, has 107 sediment samples, collected in 2024-2025 to be analysed for trace metals using a total digest method (HF) with an option for extension of the contract to analyse approximately 100 further samples per year for a two year period.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published3 December 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date3 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
- 73112000 · Marine research services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov |
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