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title: "Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency docking."
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# Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency docking.

Buyer: CALMAC FERRIES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000603422

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## Summary

CalMac Ferries Limited is conducting a procurement process titled "Project Torridon," aimed at securing services for dry docking, ship repair, maintenance, modifications, and emergency docking for their fleet of 32 vessels in Scotland. This tender is scheduled for a competitive procedure with negotiation, and the last submission date for bids was on 5 March 2020. The total contract value is estimated to be between £25 million and £58 million annually. The scope of work will be distributed across different geographical locations throughout the Scottish Islands, with specific operational constraints pertaining to vessel movement.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the maritime repair and maintenance sectors, particularly for those experienced in servicing Ro-Ro and passenger ferries. Contractors with capabilities in dry docking, emergency repairs, and vessel modifications will be well-positioned to compete. Given the scale of the project, larger enterprises may collaborate with smaller specialist firms to meet the requirements effectively, especially in terms of localised service delivery and community engagement initiatives.

## Notice

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers - the ferry passengers. The service relates to the provision of annual dry dockings; slipping and docking for routine repairs; and classification and MCA survey for CFL's fleet of Ro-Ro and passenger ferries (currently 32 vessels in scope ranging in length from approximately 20m to 118m). The scope of work will comprise of main and intermediate dry dockings, with additional maintenance, repairs and replacements as required including modifications, upgrades, project work, emergency dockings and potentially supply chain management.

### Lot Information

LOT 1 - Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency dockings.

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is an operating company of the David MacBrayne Group, which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. It operates the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract, providing passenger, vehicle and freight shipping services on 29 routes, serving 53 ports and harbours across the west coast of Scotland and the Scottish Islands. It operates a fleet of 33 vessels and carries 5 500 000 passengers and 1 500 000 vehicles annually with an average 440 sailings a day. The company earned the National Transport Award for Ferry Operator of the Year in 2018, delivering punctuality and technical reliability performance at 99.6 % and 99.4 % respectively. CFL are seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers - the ferry passengers. CFL is seeking to develop, in conjunction with suppliers, an approach to the challenge of providing a high-quality ferry service, which will balance the economic, political, legal and operational constraints in order to deliver a strategic approach to ship repair in Scotland and provide value for money for the tax payer. Duration of a new contract will be discussed with potential suppliers, but will need to align with CalMac's operating contract. Contracts scope will cover the annual overhaul requirement, and may also include additional preventative maintenance, and unplanned/ emergency repairs and upgrades to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Scope of work is specific vessel dependent; the vessels are currently in dock for 2 to 3 weeks with small vessels on average between 1 and 2 weeks but may be longer depending on work scope. Vessels are subject to specific operational areas contained in the load line certificate for each vessel. Any contractor will require to be located within the geographical restrictions of the vessel. Vessel movements may also be subject to favourable weather conditions and MCA approval. The contract is divided into two Lots - Lot 1 as set out below. A candidate may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot. The process for determining which lot is awarded is set out on the ITT document. It is a condition of the procurement that for Lot 1 that the works relating to a subset of the vessels that be subcontracted to one or more small to medium sized enterprises (defined in this context as having an annual turnover of less that 10m GBP). The vessels to be subcontracted are denoted as Lot 1b below. The allocation of vessels to lots shown below is provision and subject to change. Lot 1a: MV Lochnevis, MV Hebridean Isles, MV Isle of Mull, MV Isle of Arran MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Lewis, MV Loch Alainn, MV Loch Bhrusda, MV Loch Fyne, MV Argyle MV Bute MV Coruisk, MV Portain MV Lochinvar, MV Catriona, MV Hallaig, MV Loch Dunvegan MV Loch Shira Lot 1b: MV Loch Buie, MV Isle of Cumbrae, MV Loch Linnhe, MV Loch Ranza MV Loch Riddon MV Loch Striven MV Loch Tarbert MV Argyle Flyer, MV Ali Cat MV Argyle Flyer and MV Ali Cat have alreasy been allocated to a ship repair yard for an upgrade and resilience package, schedule for January- March 2021. As such, they will be excluded Lot 1b for 20/21 overhaul season and will be included in the lot for the remainder of the contract.. The estimated contract value excluding VAT is 8,000,000 to 15,000,000 GBP per year. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts(Scotland)Regulations 2015. CFL reserves the right to award additional services in accordance with Regulation 33(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

LOT 2 - Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency dockings.

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is an operating company of the David MacBrayne Group, which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. It operates the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract, providing passenger, vehicle and freight shipping services on 29 routes, serving 53 ports and harbours across the west coast of Scotland and the Scottish Islands. It operates a fleet of 33 vessels and carries 5,500,000 passengers and 1,500,000 vehicles annually with an average 440 sailings a day. The company earned the National Transport Award for Ferry Operator of the Year in 2018, delivering punctuality and technical reliability performance at 99.6 % and 99.4 % respectively. CFL are seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers - the ferry passengers. CFL is seeking to develop, in conjunction with suppliers, an approach to the challenge of providing a high-quality ferry service, which will balance the economic, political, legal and operational constraints in order to deliver a strategic approach to ship repair in Scotland and provide value for money for the tax payer. Duration of a new contract will be discussed with potential suppliers but will need to align with CalMac's operating contract. Contracts scope will cover the annual overhaul requirement, and may also include additional preventative maintenance, and unplanned/ emergency repairs and upgrades to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Scope of work is specific vessel dependent; the larger vessels are currently in dock for 2 to 3 weeks with small vessels on average between 1 and 2 weeks but may be longer depending on work scope. Vessels are subject to specific operational areas contained in the load line certificate for each vessel. Any contractor will need to provide the required services with regards to the operating constraints on the vessels.. Vessel movements may also be subject to weather conditions and MCA approval. The contract is divided into two Lots - Lot 2 as set out below. A candidate may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot. The process for determining which lot is awarded is set out on the ITT document. The allocation of vessels to lots shown below is provision and subject to change. Lot 2: MV Clansman MV Loch Seaforth MV Lord of The Isles MV Finlaggan MV Hebrides. The estimated contract value excluding VAT range is 3,00,000 - 6,000,000 GBP oper year.Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts(Scotland)Regulations 2015. CFL reserves the right to award additional services in accordance with Regulation 33(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401718 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | 31 Jan 2020 |
| Award date | 28 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2024 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £92,000,000 |
| Lots value | £83,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CALMAC FERRIES LIMITED |
| Locality | GOUROCK |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA19 1QP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | Inverclyde |
| Electoral ward | Inverclyde West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPREPAIRERS & SHIPBUILDERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
- 50241100 - Vessel repair services
- 50241200 - Ferry repair services
- 50244000 - Reconditioning services of ships or boats
- 50245000 - Upgrading services of ships
- 50246100 - Dry-docking services

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401718
- 6 Feb 2020 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB380124
- 4 Feb 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB379835
- 5 Nov 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371446

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371446
  Project Torridon - CalMac Ferries Ltd is seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, offering increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers - the ferry passengers. The estimated value excluding VAT: 7.5m GBP - 12.5m GBP per year.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB379835
  Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency docking. - CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers - the ferry passengers. The service relates to the provision of annual dry dockings; slipping and docking for routine repairs; and classification and MCA survey for CFL's fleet of Ro-Ro and passenger ferries (currently 32 vessels in scope ranging in length from approximately 20m to 118m). The scope of work will comprise of main and intermediate dry dockings, with additional maintenance, repairs and replacements as required including modifications, upgrades, project work, emergency dockings and potentially supply chain management.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401718
  Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency docking. - CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers - the ferry passengers. The service relates to the provision of annual dry dockings; slipping and docking for routine repairs; and classification and MCA survey for CFL's fleet of Ro-Ro and passenger ferries (currently 32 vessels in scope ranging in length from approximately 20m to 118m). The scope of work will comprise of main and intermediate dry dockings, with additional maintenance, repairs and replacements as required including modifications, upgrades, project work, emergency dockings and potentially supply chain management.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.calmac.co.uk
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000603422
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/greenock-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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