CMAL IT Managed Services contract awarded to MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 11:56.

Opportunity overview

CMAL require a sole supplier to manage and be responsible for the delivery of a variety of services including but not limited to maintenance, reporting and development of CMAL’s IT software services.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Microtech Group

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £2.4m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 18 Oct 2026
Award ID: 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1
Status: active
Location: Kilmarnock, UKM, KA3 1HA, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV30210000 — Data-processing machines (hardware)
CPV30211300 — Computer platforms
CPV30211400 — Computer configurations
CPV31712111 — Phone cards
CPV32250000 — Mobile telephones
CPV32523000 — Telecommunications facilities
CPV44316400 — Hardware
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV48218000 — License management software package
CPV51611100 — Hardware installation services
CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
CPV72100000 — Hardware consultancy services
CPV72120000 — Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
CPV72251000 — Disaster recovery services
CPV72417000 — Internet domain names

Lots

CMAL require a sole supplier to manage and be responsible for the delivery of a variety of services including but not limited to maintenance, reporting and development of CMAL’s IT software services.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CMAL0312
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: CMAL require a sole supplier to manage and be responsible for the delivery of a variety of services including but not limited to maintenance, reporting and development of CMAL’s IT software services.
Has Options: Yes
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Skills & Resources
Type: quality
Description: 14

Criterion 2

Name: Service Delivery & Resilience
Type: quality
Description: 14

Criterion 3

Name: Cyber Security
Type: quality
Description: 14

Criterion 4

Name: Service Levels
Type: quality
Description: 14

Criterion 5

Name: Change Management
Type: quality
Description: 7

Criterion 6

Name: Contract Onboarding/Offboarding Management
Type: quality
Description: 7

Criterion 7

Type: price
Description: 30

Options

Description: CMAL reserves the right to purchase additional requirements from this contract.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 30211300
Description: Computer platforms

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 30211400
Description: Computer configurations

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 31712111
Description: Phone cards

Entry 5

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32250000
Description: Mobile telephones

Entry 6

Scheme: CPV
Id: 30210000
Description: Data-processing machines (hardware)

Entry 7

Scheme: CPV
Id: 44316400
Description: Hardware

Entry 8

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72100000
Description: Hardware consultancy services

Entry 9

Scheme: CPV
Id: 51611100
Description: Hardware installation services

Entry 10

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72120000
Description: Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

Entry 11

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72251000
Description: Disaster recovery services

Entry 12

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Entry 13

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48218000
Description: License management software package

Entry 14

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72417000
Description: Internet domain names

Entry 15

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32523000
Description: Telecommunications facilities

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKM

Delivery Location

Description: The majority of services are delivered within Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility)
Id: GB-FTS-909

Identifier

Legal Name: Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility)

Address

Street Address: Municipal Buildings, Fore Street
Locality: Port Glasgow
Region: UKM83
Postal Code: PA14 5EQ
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: procurement@cmassets.co.uk

Roles

buyer

centralPurchasingBody

Details

Url: http://www.cmassets.co.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12082 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Description: Harbour Authority and Asset Owner

Organisation 2

Name: Microtech Group
Id: GB-FTS-187695

Identifier

Legal Name: Microtech Group

Address

Street Address: 17-19 Hill St
Locality: Kilmarnock
Region: UKM
Postal Code: KA3 1HA
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 1563530480

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: Greenock Sheriff Court
Id: GB-FTS-176816

Identifier

Legal Name: Greenock Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address: 1 Nelson St
Locality: Greenock
Postal Code: PA15 1TP
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 1475787073
Email: greenock@scotcourts.gov.uk

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Url: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/greenock-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/ ↗

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187695
Name: Microtech Group

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1
Award ID: 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 2,444,565.6
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Port Glasgow · UKM83 · PA14 5EQ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS

068159-2026tender · 20 Jul 2026, 11:53
069538-2026tenderUpdate · 23 Jul 2026, 10:45
083017-2026tenderUpdate · 2 Sept 2026, 12:17
098833-2026award, contract · 20 Oct 2026, 10:29

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility) awarded its IT Managed Services requirement to MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED. The published contract record states a GBP 2,444,565.60 value and a signed date of 19 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Published award and contract notice20 October 2026Evidence: Release history records notice 098833-2026 as “award, contract” on 2026-10-20; the source status is complete.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 is marked active.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 is marked active.

91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098833-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cea2
First published: 2 Sept 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 11:56
Notice versions reviewed: 4

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award names MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED for lot 1. The linked contract record is active and includes an explicit dateSigned field.

Market significance

This is a multi-service IT managed-services procurement covering software support alongside hardware, telecommunications, disaster recovery and related IT services for CMAL, principally in Port Glasgow.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED

96% confidence

Award 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 · Lots 1 · 2,444,565.60 GBP · active award; linked active contract

View supporting evidence

Verified supplier identity is MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED (company number SC372953). The active award names source supplier “Microtech Group” for lot 1; the linked active contract has a total value of GBP 2,444,565.60.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award and contract notice

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Release history records notice 098833-2026 as “award, contract” on 2026-10-20; the source status is complete.

Award status

97% confidence

Active

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Award 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 is marked active.

Contract status

97% confidence

Active

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Contract 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 is marked active.

Contract signed

99% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The linked contract record includes dateSigned: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender data, despite the active award and active contract linked to that lot.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

99% confidence

GBP 2,444,565.60

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Contract 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 states value.amount 2444565.6 and currency GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Contract-level value; linked to the single published award

View supporting evidence

The contract is linked to award 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1. No separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

20 July 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tender release 068159-2026 on 2026-07-20.

Tender update published

99% confidence

23 July 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tenderUpdate 069538-2026 on 2026-07-23.

Further tender update published

99% confidence

2 September 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tenderUpdate 083017-2026 on 2026-09-02.

Contract signed

99% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The contract dateSigned field is 2026-10-19.

Award and contract notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records award, contract release 098833-2026 on 2026-10-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

IT managed services

View supporting evidence

The notice title is “IT Managed Services”.

Service scope

98% confidence

Management and delivery of services including maintenance, reporting and development of CMAL IT software services

View supporting evidence

Tender and lot descriptions state this scope.

Related technology areas

94% confidence

Hardware, software and information systems, licence management, domain names, telecommunications, disaster recovery, and associated consultancy and installation services

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Published CPV classifications include these areas.

Delivery location

96% confidence

Majority of services within Port Glasgow, Inverclyde (UKM)

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The delivery location states that the majority of services are delivered within Port Glasgow, Inverclyde; the item delivery region is UKM.

Additional purchasing option

95% confidence

Buyer reserves the right to purchase additional requirements from the contract

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 options state that CMAL reserves this right.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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The process states procurement method details: Open procedure.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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The process main category and tender main procurement category are services.

Evaluation structure

98% confidence

Quality 70%; price 30%

View supporting evidence

Published criteria assign quality weights of 14, 14, 14, 14, 7 and 7, and price 30.

Quality criteria

98% confidence

Skills and Resources; Service Delivery and Resilience; Cyber Security; Service Levels; Change Management; Contract Onboarding/Offboarding Management

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Lot 1 award criteria lists these quality criteria.

Bid and evaluation results

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

97% confidence

Active

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Contract 098833-2026-CMAL0312-1 is marked active.

Signed date

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned.

Start and end dates

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No contract start or end date is supplied in the process or contract data.

Duration, extensions and renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice data.

Additional requirements

95% confidence

Buyer has reserved a right to purchase additional requirements

View supporting evidence

Lot options description states this right.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial focus

98% confidence

The published scoring places 70% weight on service and delivery quality and 30% on price.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 award criteria total 70 across six quality criteria and 30 for price.

Potential demand flexibility

84% confidence

The buyer reserved a right to purchase additional requirements, so the published contract value may not describe the full extent of any future call-off demand.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 options state that CMAL reserves the right to purchase additional requirements; no value or mechanism for such requirements is published.

Supply model

98% confidence

The requirement was described as requiring a sole supplier.

View supporting evidence

Tender and lot descriptions state CMAL require a sole supplier to manage and deliver the services.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06cea2
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility)

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Named as buyer in the notice.

Buyer type

96% confidence

Body governed by public law; Harbour Authority and Asset Owner

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Buyer classifications state BODY_PUBLIC and COFOG description “Harbour Authority and Asset Owner”.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Port Glasgow, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address lists Municipal Buildings, Fore Street, Port Glasgow, PA14 5EQ.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED (company number SC372953)

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Supplier verification identifies MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED, company number SC372953, with verified status.

Source trading/name reference

99% confidence

Microtech Group

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The source award and supplier party identify the supplier as “Microtech Group”.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

The supplier party details state scale: sme.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Published supplier address lists 17-19 Hill St, Kilmarnock, KA3 1HA.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No explicit contract end date, duration or extension term is supplied; no renewal estimate can be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lot and award lifecycle data

99% confidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled, while the only award and linked contract for that lot are marked active and the contract includes a signed date.

View supporting evidence

Tender lot status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 19 October 2026.

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified legal supplier identity available

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification returned MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED, company number SC372953, with status verified via normalised-name matching.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No start/end dates, duration, extension terms, individual lot value, bid count, bidder identities, scores or pricing breakdown are present in the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The tender lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active. The analysis reports both statuses without selecting an unsupported interpretation.
Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms, bid count, other bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
The notice describes a right to purchase additional requirements but does not publish its value, mechanism or any limit.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won CMAL's IT Managed Services contract?

The published active award names MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED, verified as company number SC372953.

What is the published contract value?

The linked contract record states GBP 2,444,565.60.

Has the contract been signed?

Yes. The published contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 19 October 2026.

When does the contract end?

No contract end date is supplied in the published notice data.

Is there a data inconsistency?

Yes. The published lot is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract are marked active.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

IT Managed Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Microtech Group

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Options

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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