Official UK procurement notice
Examination, testing and certification of lifting equipment, associated lifting accessories and cargo securing arrangements
Authority: CalMac Ferries Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExamination, testing and certification of lifting equipment, associated lifting accessories and cargo securing arrangements
- Recurrence: 24 or 48 months depending on optional extension period.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CFL operates a fleet which currently consists of 36 ferries on the West Coast of…Renewal
CFL operates a fleet which currently consists of 36 ferries on the West Coast of Scotland and there will be an increase in our fleet within the next few years. To enable our ferries to provide an everyday life-line service they must be maintained to meet legislative requirements verified by stringent external bodies and codes of practice.
CFL is seeking to award a contract to a supplier who has the capability to ensure lifting equipment, lifting accessories and cargo securing arrangements within the fleet are inspected, tested and certified to ensure safety and operational reliability.
CFL vessels operate on the west coast of Scotland and are maintained in shipyards throughout the UK, therefore the supplier must be prepared to travel to provide the service required.
The strategic objective is firstly to have formal Contract with single supplier to provide:
- Annual inspection of all lifting equipment and accessories.
- Five (5) year thorough examination and testing of all lifting equipment and accessories.
- Inspection and testing of cargo securing arrangements.
- Maintain lifting equipment register and tagging system.
- Maintain cargo securing equipment register.
- Disposal of condemned equipment.
- Offer best value for money.
Please note it is a mandatory requirement bidder has similar previous experience, good knowledge of CFL’s locations and LEEA qualified engineers, and certified in LOLER inspection and testing and able to meet all the requirements detailed in Section III.1.3 Technical & Professional Ability of this Contract Notice.
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum required turnover per year: 100,000 GBP per year.
Bidder should provide its “general” and "specific" yearly turnover.
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Professional Risk Indemnity: 5,000,000 GBP
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5,000,000 GBP
Public Liability: 5,000,000 GBP
Product Liability: 5,000,000 GBP
- Technical & professional ability
Each item of lifting equipment and associated lifting accessories identified must be subject to thorough examination, as laid down in the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations and certificate issued confirming status. This certificate should be in the format illustrated in Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2025, Annex 19.1.
Applicable Marine guidance
MGN 331
MGN 332
MGN 533
MGN 560
MGN 621
MGN 636
Regulatory requirements
All works completed in compliance of the following regulations
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations
Code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers 2025
IMO MSC.1/Circ.1331
Certification requirements
Servicing personnel must be suitably qualified to carry out the specified works
LEEA qualified engineers
Certified in LOLER inspection and testing
CFL will request proof of any of the above mentioned certification
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · 24 or 48 months depending on optional extension period.
- First published
- 5 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Apr 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019931- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: It is a mandatory requirement that you should have similar previous experience to CFL’s requirements, certified as detailed in 3.8 of Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, ability to complete all works in compliance with 3.7 Regulations of ITT document, and fully aware of the logistics and willingness to travelling to CFL’s locations. If you do not, then your bid will be rejected. Please note the following has been deleted from SPD: 2A Lots, 4B.1.2 & 4B.2.2 Averages; 4B.4 Financial Ratios, 4C Works; 4C Services; 4C Products, 4E Global Question, 5 Reduction of number of qualified candidates. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 62896. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:824131)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published234 days ago5 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Submission deadline201 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened201 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sherriff CourtReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.