Ferry transport services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 60610000·Services · class·in Transport & Passenger Services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
60610000 Ferry transport services24 notices · 100%- Public road transport services 313 · 12m
- Road transport services 139 · 12m
- Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver 127 · 12m
- Taxi services 110 · 12m
- Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 100 · 12m
- Non-scheduled passenger transport 54 · 12m
- Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver 44 · 12m
- Railway transport services 34 · 12m
- Mail transport by road 21 · 12m
- Non-scheduled air transport services 19 · 12m
- All of Transport & Passenger Services →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities33%(8 notices)
8 of 24 notices are Local authorities (33%).NHS & health17%(4 notices)
4 of 24 notices are NHS & health (17%).Other public bodies13%(3 notices)
3 of 24 notices are Other public bodies (13%).Central government8%(2 notices)
2 of 24 notices are Central government (8%).Not classified29%(7 notices)
7 of 24 notices are Not classified (29%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NHS Highland | NHS & health | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Council of the Isles of Scilly | Local authorities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Historic Environment Scotland | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority) | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport Scotland | not classified | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowal Gourock Transport Link | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Department for Infrastructure | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Government of Jersey | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
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Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 21 of 24 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract88%(21 notices)
21 of 24 notices are Contract (88%).Framework13%(3 notices)
3 of 24 notices are Framework (13%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Route not published46%(11 notices)
11 of 24 notices are Route not published (46%).Open42%(10 notices)
10 of 24 notices are Open (42%).Limited / restricted8%(2 notices)
2 of 24 notices are Limited / restricted (8%).Selective4%(1 notices)
1 of 24 notices are Selective (4%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold50%(2 notices)
2 of 4 notices are Above threshold (50%).Below threshold50%(2 notices)
2 of 4 notices are Below threshold (50%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 10 awards to 7 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Minch Adventures | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| CalMac Ferries Ltd | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Donald MacNeil | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Arch Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BK Marine Ltd. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dunaverty LTD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| seahunter marine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 5 of 24 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6061. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 24 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
Lot-grain contest statistics over the last 36 months: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6061; contracts and frameworks / DPS are kept apart. Each figure’s own method — grain, window, exclusions and this page’s sample — is behind its ; the long form is on Methodology.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.