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Contract Award Notice

Small Isles Charter Service

  • First published: 01 July 2025
  • Last modified: 01 July 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04d580
Published by:
NHS Highland
Authority ID:
AA26981
Publication date:
01 July 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS Highland

Assynt House, Beechwood Park

Inverness

IV2 3BW

UK

Telephone: +44 1463704000

E-mail: nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot

NUTS: UKM6

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Small Isles Charter Service

Reference number: HH003-24-HB

II.1.2) Main CPV code

60610000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short 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.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 500 520.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

60610000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM6

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting:  30

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2025/S 000-009566

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: HH003-24-HB

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17/06/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Minch Adventures

Caberfeidh House , Railway Crossing

Morar

PH40 4PA

UK

Telephone: +44 7437670212

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 500 520.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:802213)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The Inverness Justice Centre

Inverness

IV1 1AH

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

23/06/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
60610000 Ferry transport services Water transport services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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