Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Thistle Marine Ltd SME
- Value
- £323,494.20
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Fishing vessels (CPV 34513100)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 048327-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 May 2026
- Published25 May 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Auto Trawl Control System. The purchase of the new system will replace an existing system which will require to be swapped out. This contract is an extension of a previous contract due to delay in obtaining equipment from manufacturer causing the installation to be delayed until November 2026.
About the supplier
Thistle Marine Ltd: every public contract they have won.