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How to win: Purchase & Installation of Echosounder System

A goods contract from Scottish Government, worth £150,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Scottish Government

Value

£150,000

Closing date

30 November 2026

About this contract

The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the purchase and installation of a scientific, multi-frequency, wideband, echosounder system to replace the existing Simrad EK60 echosounder system on our Marine Research Vessel (MRV) Alba Na Mara.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Scottish Government scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £150,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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