Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme

Scottish Government

Published: Oct 2, 2026

Updated: Oct 14, 2026

Source: UK FTS - Find a Tender Service

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to University Court of the University of Glasgow — £825,000

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About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the health and medical services sector, with a focus on Scientific Research and Primary Healthcare. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the health and medical services sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The aim of the project is to provide a coordinated approach to the surveillance of cetacean, seal, sharks and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate causes of death of stranded animals in Scotland. Where required, efforts should be made to expand and develop the established volunteer network to improve reporting and strandings investigations. The Scottish Marine Strandings Scheme (SMASS) has been in operation since 1992, with principal aim of providing a coordinated approach to the surveillance of cetacean, seal, shark and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate major causes of death of stranded animals in Scotland. Along with undertaking these investigations, SMASS maintains an online database of stranding events as well as hosting annual and end of contract reports on their website. Archived tissue samples from strandings attended by the SMASS team or members of the volunteer network are also stored and managed under the SMASS programme. The data collected is used to inform reporting commitments under statutory obligations (e.g. UK Marine Strategy, OSPAR, ICES).

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on October 2, 2026. Last refreshed 1 day ago. Reference: 093352-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Scottish Government

Scottish Government has issued 1,171 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 166 currently open and 501 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Research & Innovation, and Architecture & Engineering Services. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via Public Contracts Scotland and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: October 8, 2026.

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Where will the contract be performed?

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Is this tender still open?

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Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Scottish Government in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Health & Medical sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

How much was the contract awarded for?

University Court of the University of Glasgow was awarded the contract for £825,000. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.