Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to Tender for the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Service
Notice Description
Orkney Islands Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Services to arriving cruise ship passengers and crew.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Orkney Islands Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Services to arriving cruise ship passengers and crew. The service is for an initial term of 36 months with options to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.
Renewal: The initial term of the contract is 36 months with 2 x 12 extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03883b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023029-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
63513000 - Tourist information services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,125,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,125,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,107,300 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jan 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Mar 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- November 2028
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL (HARBOUR AUTHORITY)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KIRKWALL
- Postcode
- KW15 1NY
- Post Town
- Kirkwall
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM65 Orkney Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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