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Published 9 Feb 2022, 12:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Small Isles Charter Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£234,000exc. VAT51.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Mar 2022awarded 10 May 2022
Awarded to Minch Adventures

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Highland requires a contracted charter boat service to provide safe, quality and timely transport of healthcare professionals to the Small Isles of Eigg, Rum, Muck and Canna on a regular all year round schedule.

CPV: Ferry transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As part of the continued provision of Primary Health Care Services to the Small Isles,…AwardedRenewal

As part of the continued provision of Primary Health Care Services to the Small Isles, NHS Highland requires a contracted charter boat service. The purpose of the charter service shall be the safe, quality and timely transport of healthcare professionals and associates between Armadale (Isle of Skye) and each of the Small Isles of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Isle of Muck and Isle of Canna. The charter service will be on a regular all year round.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Two (2) year contract with the option to extend for a further 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The Boat Master and any other crew member employed in the operation of this Contract shall hold a valid certificate as required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for the service provided.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Feb 2022, 12:25 GMT
Last source update
9 Jun 2022, 10:00 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
HH0011-21
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015830
Classification (CPV)
Ferry transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03151f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:696327)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Mar 2022 → 9 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Jun 2022, 10:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jun 2022, 10:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £112,6201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Minch AdventuresSME£112,620 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 015830-2022-HH011-21-1 · Minch AdventuresSME

    Signed
    10 May 2022
    Value
    £112,620
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Highland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3BWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Minch AdventuresAwarded supplier Caberfeidh House , Railway Crossing, Morar, UK, PH40 4PAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria