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Published 22 Jan 2025, 15:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Small Isles Charter Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£316,264exc. VAT · 1 value update58.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2025awarded 17 Jun 2025
Awarded to Minch Adventures

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Highland requires a contracted charter boat service to provide safe, quality and timely transport of healthcare professionals to the Small Isles of Eigg, Rum, Muck and Canna on a regular all year round schedule.

  • Recurrence: If we are to retender we will look to publish a notice around 2028

CPV: Ferry transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As part of the continued provision of Primary Health Care Services to the Small Isles,…AwardedRenewal

As part of the continued provision of Primary Health Care Services to the Small Isles, NHS Highland requires a contracted charter boat service. The purpose of the charter service shall be the safe, quality and timely transport of healthcare professionals and associates between Armadale (Isle of Skye) and each of the Small Isles of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Isle of Muck and Isle of Canna. The charter service will be a year round scheduled charter service with ad hoc services as and when required.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Contract shall be for two (2) years with optional extensions of 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Economic & financial standing

    Award shall be subject to a satisfactory financial evaluation having been carried out by NHS Highland which may include credit checks and accounts analysis.

    a) A copy of your audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent two years, along with details of any significant changes since the last year end. An additional question has been provided below to enable you to upload your second set of accounts.

    or

    b) A statement of your organisation's turnover; profit and cash flow for the most recent full year of trading or where a full year trading has not been completed, the same information for the period applicable. NOTE: if this information is not available in an audited format, please provide an end of period balance sheet or make the response specified in option (c) below.

    or

    c) If you are unable to provide the information requested above, please provide additional information and documentation that will give the Authority the assurance that you are capable of carrying out any subsequent awarded contract. For example, a statement of your organisation's cash flow forecast for the current year and a letter from your bank outlining the current cash and credit position or other alternative means of demonstrating financial standing.

    For example, provide a statement explaining why the organisation was not in net profit after tax in either of the reported financial years.

    Minimum: It is a requirement of this Contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance = …
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide a minimum of 2 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

    Quality Management Procedures

    1.The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),

    Or,

    1. The bidder must have the following:

    a. A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has, and continues to implement, a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, which is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.

    Health and Safety Procedures

    1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.

    The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivale…

  • Technical & professional ability

    The Boat Master and any other crew member employed in the operation of this Contract shall hold a valid certificate as required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for the service provided.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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 · If we are to retender we will look to publish a notice around 2028
First published
22 Jan 2025, 15:36 GMT
Last source update
23 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
HH003-24-HB
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034474
Classification (CPV)
Ferry transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d580 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:802213)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Mar 2025 → 23 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Mar 2025
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    23 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025
  1. Published value updated to £316,264
    17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
    was £237,198
  2. Status changed to active
    17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
    17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    23 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,5201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Minch AdventuresSME£500,520 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 034474-2025-HH003-24-HB-1 · Minch AdventuresSME

    Signed
    17 Jun 2025
    Value
    £500,520
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

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, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Minch AdventuresAwarded supplier Caberfeidh House , Railway Crossing, Morar, UK, PH40 4PAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.