Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Wayfinding and Information Solution for Blind and Partially Sighted Passengers
Authority: CalMac Ferries Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCFL is seeking a qualified Supplier to deliver a pilot deployment of a smartphone based visual tagging solution designed to support blind and partially sighted passengers. This solution will enhance CFL’s wayfinding and will have access to real-time information, which will also convert to 36 languages. This pilot system will run for an initial 12-months at CFL’s Troon Ferry Terminal. After which, if successful, the Supplier will be awarded the remaining 48-months of the Framework which will cover several other locations throughout the CFL network.
CPV: Navigation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
The following ratios must be confirmed based on your latest set of published accounts.
1- Return on Capital Employed: must be at a ratio greater than “0”
2- Acid Test (Current Ratio): Current Ratio must be greater than “1”
3- Gearing: Gearing must be a figure of less than 100%
4- Interest Coverage: Interest Coverage must be a figure of 2 or above
Minimum: The following ratios must be confirmed based on your latest set of published accounts. 1- Return on Capital Employed: must be at a ratio greater than “0” 2- Acid Test (Current Ratio): Current Ratio must be greater than “1” 3- Gearing: Gearing must be a figure of less than 100%…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Wayfinding and Information Solution for Blind and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CSOP25-613- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059001- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a06dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
CFL is seeking a qualified Supplier to deliver a pilot deployment of a smartphone based visual tagging solution designed to support blind and partially sighted passengers. This solution will enhance CFL’s wayfinding and will have access to real-time information, which will also convert to 36 languages. This pilot system will run for an initial 12-months at CFL’s Troon Ferry Terminal. After which, if successful, the Supplier will be awarded the remaining 48-months of the Framework which will cover several other locations throughout the CFL network.
The pilot will test the feasibility of deploying smartphone based visual tagging solution in a ferry environment, initially focusing on one port, which also has rail and bus links.
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30203. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:811037)
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bids opened
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 31 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published396 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends362 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened362 days ago28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until297 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Scottish Courts and Tribunals ServicesReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria