Contract award · 10 Oct 2025

School of Biology/SMRU: Bespoke 7.5M Vessel

University of St Andrews awarded “School of Biology/SMRU: Bespoke 7.5M Vessel” to Unst Inshore Services for £380k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentScotland

Value £380k
WinnerUnst Inshore Services SME

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
University of St Andrews · Body governed by public law
Value
£380,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Survey vessels (CPV 34513550)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date10 Oct 2025
  2. Published27 Oct 2025Published 17 days after the contract date

Description

7.5m Fluggaboat 370hp Yanmar v8 Alamarin 285 water jet 330L under deck fuel tank 8 Jockey type suspension seats Raymarine Elements 9” GPS Raymarine Fixed VHF Handheld VHF with DSC Life raft Engine box/ net shooting table Coded WB3 to Cat 4 Road Trailer Additional information: All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted

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