Notice Information
Notice Title
Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services 3 (CHFS3) VEAT notice
Notice Description
This VEAT notice sets out the intention of Transport Scotland (TS) on behalf of Scottish Ministers to award to CalMac Ferries Limited (CFL) a 10-year public contract for the delivery of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS3 Contract).
Lot Information
Lot 1
This VEAT notice sets out the intention of the Transport Scotland (TS) on behalf of Scottish Ministers to award to CalMac Ferries Limited (CFL) a 10-year public contract for the delivery of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS3 Contract). TS has undertaken an extensive review of the provision of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS). As part of that review, the current governance arrangements for CHFS are being amended. The CHFS3 Contract is going to be awarded to CFL on the basis of those amended arrangements." The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (as amended) (Regulations) do not apply to the procurement because TS is awarding the CHFS3 Contract pursuant to the exemption for "in-house" contractual arrangements provided for in Regulation 13(1)(a) of the Regulations. The scope of the CHFS3 Contract includes the provision of ferry and associated services on the CHFS network. The CHFS network covers the west coast of Scotland, from Campbeltown in the south to Stornoway in the north. The CHFS network is currently comprised of 30 ferry routes between harbours on the Scottish mainland and on islands in the Hebrides and Clyde Estuary. The services to be provided include but are not limited to the provision of: scheduled and unscheduled ferry services; staffing of terminals and harbour facilities; facilities for accepting reservations, issuing tickets, and other relevant documentation; marketing the operation of a common timetable, ticketing, and fares database for all routes; a website and smartphone app, seasonal timetables, a help-desk facility, and an early warning notice board for disruptions and changes due to bad weather; real-time information to passengers; the operation of variable message boards; the participation in public transport information and/or journey planning websites specified by TS; cooperation with relevant organisations and operators of other services to facilitate integrated services; the operation of a passenger recording system; the management and operation and maintenance of the vessels; additional sailings in certain circumstances; and lifeline support to the emergency services as required.
Procurement Information
The Regulations do not apply to the procurement because TS is awarding the CHFS3 Contract to CFL on the basis of the exemption available in Regulation 13(1)(a) (award of a public contract by a contracting authority to a controlled person). TS is satisfied that, following the amendment of the current governance arrangements for CHFS, CFL will meet the definition of a "controlled person" provided for in Regulation 13(2) of the Regulations because: (a) TS will exercise over CFL control similar to that which they exercise over their own departments; (b) CFL will have carried out more than 80% of its activities in the relevant period in the performance of tasks entrusted to it by TS or by other persons controlled by TS; and (c) no other person will have direct private capital participation in CFL. As this award will satisfy all of the requirements of Regulation 13 meaning the Regulations do not apply, prior publication of a call for competition is therefore not needed.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000792898
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529943
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60610000 - Ferry transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,900,000,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- chfs3@transport.gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 14147308142
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 7ER
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529943
Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services 3 (CHFS3) VEAT notice - This VEAT notice sets out the intention of Transport Scotland (TS) on behalf of Scottish Ministers to award to CalMac Ferries Limited (CFL) a 10-year public contract for the delivery of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS3 Contract).
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