Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Service
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrkney Islands Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Services to arriving cruise ship passengers and crew.
- Recurrence: November 2028
CPV: Tourist information services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,125,000
What it takes to wini
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 (3)
- Service Delivery: 50%
- Specific Expertise: 30%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Service Delivery: 50
- Specific Expertise: 30
- Price: 20
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- Yes · November 2028
- First published
- 25 Nov 2022, 08:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1614- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023029- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03883bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:826537)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Jan 2023 → 13 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship2shoreorkneySME | £1,107,300 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023029-2026-1 · Ship2shoreorkneySME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,107,300
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Sheriffs CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ship2shoreorkneyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.