Official UK procurement notice
Small Isles Charter Service
Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS 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 publishedLot #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.
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: 70
- Price: 30
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d580Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:802213)
How it was run
Official notice- 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
Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 23 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Mar 2025
- Submission deadline17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published23 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025- Published value updated to £316,26417 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMTwas £237,198
- Status changed to active17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST17 Mar 2025, 08:53 GMT
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Minch AdventuresAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.