Notice Information
Notice Title
Ulva Landing Craft - Integrated Consultancy Services
Notice Description
Ulva Landing Craft Project Integrated Consultancy Services. North West Mull Community Woodland Company sought to appoint a suitably qualified consultancy or consortium to deliver design, regulatory and business planning work for the development of a new community landing craft for the island of Ulva. The contract included producing a full vessel design and technical specification, providing advice on technical feasibility, preparing the regulatory and licensing pathway including Marine Scotland and Crown Estate requirements, and producing a complete business and operational plan covering financial modelling, long term sustainability and funding strategy. The contract also included preparation of the technical specification for a new vessel mooring. The total budget available was 32520 including VAT. All work had to be completed by 31 March 2026. Consortium bids were accepted.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract was procured using an open procedure in accordance with the North West Mull Community Woodland Company Procurement Policy and was advertised on Public Contracts Scotland. Tenders were submitted electronically via the PCS portal and evaluated by a panel appointed by the Board of North West Mull Community Woodland Company. The contract has been awarded to the most economically advantageous tender based on a combination of quality and price, in accordance with the published award criteria. No variant bids were permitted. Additional information: Funded by the Islands Programme
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e7b5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000552-2026
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71300000 - Engineering services
71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
71335000 - Engineering studies
71354500 - Marine survey services
79415200 - Design consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £32,520 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £32,520 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £18,460 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH WEST MULL COMMUNITY WOODLAND LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- admin@nwmullwoodland.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7377188467
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TOBERMORY
- Postcode
- PA75 6QS
- Post Town
- Paisley
- 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
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
-
- Local Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Electoral Ward
- Oban South and the Isles
- Westminster Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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