Notice Information
Notice Title
Small Isles Charter Service
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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.
Renewal: The Contract shall be for two (2) years with optional extensions of 2 x 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d580
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034474-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60610000 - Ferry transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £316,264 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £500,520 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 16 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- If we are to retender we will look to publish a notice around 2028
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HIGHLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463704000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 3BW
- Post Town
- Inverness
- 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
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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