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Published 10 Jan 2024, 11:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Air Services between Stornoway and Benbecula

Official notice

Authority: CNES

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,350,000exc. VAT33.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2024awarded 7 Mar 2024
Awarded to DirectFlight

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of air services between Stornoway and Benbecula

CPV: Air transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of air service between Stornoway and BenbeculaAwardedPublished value£1,350,000

Provision of air service between Stornoway and Benbecula. Additional information: Please see all procurement documents

Delivery: Scotland · Stornoway - Benbecula
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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see all procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
10 Jan 2024, 11:41 GMT
Last source update
23 Apr 2024, 10:57 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Feb 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013102
Classification (CPV)
Air transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM64)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042bf6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The PCS-Tender project code is project_25716 The ITT number is itt_52958 (SC Ref:764020)

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
12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Feb 2024 → 23 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 Apr 2024, 10:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2024, 10:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DirectFlightSME£1,800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 013102-2024-1 · DirectFlightSME

    Signed
    7 Mar 2024
    Value
    £1,800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CNES

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Scotland, HS1 2BWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stornoway Sheriff CourtReview body StornowayContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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