Purchase of Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) Instrument
Scottish Government
- Estimated value
- £150,000
- Excluding VAT
- Where
- Scotland
- Buyer in Scotland
- Trade
- Other
- Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
- Documents
- On Public Contracts Scotland
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 29 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.
- Time to bid
- 21 full UK working days before the closing day, Mon 30 Nov 2026 (Scotland bank holidays left out).
- Time allowed
- The buyer allowed 32 days from publication to the closing day: about the same as the median for open the Other group tenders (31 days).
- Value
- £150,000 is below the median (£354,510) of the 172 open the Other group tenders that state a value.
- This buyer
- 9 more open tenders from Scottish Government listed here.
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The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the purchase of a Temperature, Conductivity and Depth (CTD) instrument with associated oceanographic sensors.
- Official notice
- Find a Tender, notice 102453-2026
- Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Buyer’s region
- Scotland
- Where the work is
- Scotland
- Listed on Evendraft under
- Scotland
- Published
- 29 Oct 2026
- Tender deadline
- 30 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
- Estimated value
- £150,000 (excluding VAT)
- Trade
- Other
- CPV codes
- 38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
- 38296000 Surveying instruments
- 38292000 Hydrographic instruments
- Procedure
- Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
- Framework
- Not stated on the notice
- Lots
- Not divided into lots
- Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
- Not stated on the notice
- Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
- Not stated on the notice
- Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
- No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
- Documents
- On Public Contracts Scotland
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