Awarded contract

Supply and Support of Automated Film Scanners

Details

Supplier(s)
Hartech Automation Limited
Value
£303,000
Topic
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published
21 July 2026

Tender description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice relates to the intended procurement of five automated film scanners. Lot 1: Historic Environment Scotland (HES) intends to award this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.4.b(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations. The contract will be for the supply of five automated digitisation workstations, to be used by the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP), following the successful development of a prototype for the automated digitisation of pre-1970s aerial film.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published21 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date4 September 2026

About the buyer

Historic Environment Scotland is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Scottish Government, and buys through its own procurement team in Edinburgh. The team checks for an existing Public Sector Framework before running a tender for larger contracts. Larger opportunities are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, linking to Find a Tender. Smaller purchases go to a minimum of three suppliers by written invitation to quote. Historic Environment Scotland manages over 300 historic properties under delegated authority from Scottish Ministers. Suppliers are judged on value for money rather than price alone, weighing after-sales support and whole-life costs.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of Historic Environment Scotland's contract awards have been in agricultural and horticultural services, IT services and research and development.

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  • 38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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