Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 19 May 2021, 14:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Small Isles Charter Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)

Services
Planned pipeline value£234,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Aug 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Highland is soon to be re-tendering the Contract for the Small Isles Charter Service. The purpose of this charter services shall be for the safe and timely transport of health professionals between Armadale and each of the Small Isles (The Isle of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Isle of Muck and Canna) on a regular Wednesday/Thursday service all year round.

There shall on occasion be additional ad-hoc requirements out with the scheduled Wednesday/Thursday services for visiting Health Care professionals e.g. Community Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Scottish Ambulance Service First & Emergency Responders. The departure location for ad-hoc services shall be either Armadale or Mallaig going to The Isle of Eigg and Other Small Isles (Isles of Rum, Isle of Muck and Canna).

NHS Highland is conducting this market research to identify what service options are potentially available to us. Your feedback will be utilised to inform the commercial strategy and specification of requirements.

We are inviting responses from current or prospective suppliers of Small Isles Charter services and your feedback will inform the commercial strategy and specification. This PIN Notice and questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only. This is not a call for competition.

CPV: Ferry boats · Ferry transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned
Delivery: Scotland · Armadale to the Small Isles (Isle of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Isle of Muck and Canna) Additional ad-hoc requirments from Armadale or Mallaig.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
19 May 2021, 14:34 BST
Last source update
19 May 2021, 14:34 BST
Authority reference
HH001-21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011091
Classification (CPV)
Ferry boatsFerry transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b2c4 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only. This is not a call for competition. The Market Research Questionnaire is attached as an additional document. Completed questionnaires should be returned to [email protected] no later than 10th June 2021 with the reference 'Small Isles Charter Service PIN' as the subject of the email to allow responses to be processed, collated and analysed. 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=654108. (SC Ref:654108)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 May 2021 → 31 Aug 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 May 2021, 14:34 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    31 Aug 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

NHS Highland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3BWContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.