Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 26 Mar 2021, 14:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Westray to Papa Westray Pasenger Ferry Service

Official notice

Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)

Services
Planned pipeline value£360,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 5 May 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Orkney Islands Council is seeking to conduct a market test for the operation of a passenger ferry service between Pierowall (Westray) and Mocklett Pier (Papa Westray). Capacity should not be less than 40 passengers.

CPV: Ferry boats · Ferry transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Mar 2021, 14:32 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2021, 14:32 GMT
Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1194
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006236
Classification (CPV)
Ferry boatsFerry transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029fce Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract value stated at II.1.5 of this Prior Information Notice is for both the option to operator the service using own vessel or to operator using a vessel owned by Orkney Islands Coundil. The contract value is inclusive of a 12 month contract period plus further options to extend for 3 x 12 month periods. The publication of this PIN does not commit Orkney Islands Council to any particular procurement process or to appoint a contractor or to the taking forward of the project. For the purposes of this market testing exercise it is not known at this point whether LOTs will be used. There is the potential for LOT 1 as operator to use own vessel and LOT 2 operator to use a vessel provided by Orkney Islands Council. Potential participants must note that a response to this PIN does not form part of any selection process. Should a notice inviting requests to participate in a procurement exercise be published a new expression of interest would be required in accordance with that notice. Please note that this PIN has been issued by Orkney Islands Council purely to inform the market of its intentions to carry out a procurement exercise. Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to amend the scope of its requirements as described in this PIN. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=645128. (SC Ref:645128)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Mar 2021 → 5 May 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Mar 2021, 14:32 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    5 May 2021, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilPort-related activities Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1NYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.