Award

Supply and Delivery of 8 Wave Recording Buoys

  • Scottish Environment Protection Agency

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-044545

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0569b1

Published 31 July 2025, 8:55am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Angus Smith Building, 6 Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral,

Holytown, North Lanarkshire

ML1 4WQ

Email

cara.zwicker@sepa.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1698465002

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.sepa.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11302

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supply and Delivery of 8 Wave Recording Buoys

Reference number

25116

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38290000 - Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Supply and Delivery of 8 Wave Recording Buoys

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £387,334.80

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38290000 - Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply and Delivery of 8 Wave Recording Buoys

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Justification for the award of this contract without prior publication of a call for competition relies on The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33.(1)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. A change of supply would oblige SEPA to acquire supplies having different technical characterises which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The latter will be provided through a partnering agreement with a separate UK public body who manage a UK wide network on behalf of all UK nations coastal flood forecasting services.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

24116

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 July 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

RS Aqua Ltd

21/22 The Slipway

Port Solent

PO64TR

Telephone

+44 2394004540

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ31 - Portsmouth
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £387,334.80


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=805780.

(SC Ref:805780)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom