Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Contact person: Rosemary Colsell
Telephone: +44 1856873535
E-mail: Rosemary.colsell@orkney.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkneyharbours.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11522
I.6) Main activity
Port-related activities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Invitation to Tender for the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Service
Reference number: OIC/PROC/1614
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63513000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Orkney Islands Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Services to arriving cruise ship passengers and crew.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 125 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63513000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
Main site or place of performance:
Orkney Islands - Mainland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Orkney Islands Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of the Cruise Ship Welcome and Information Services to arriving cruise ship passengers and crew. The service is for an initial term of 36 months with options to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Specific Expertise
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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:
2022/S 000-033428
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ship2shoreorkney
30 wellington street
kirkwall
kw15 1ay
UK
Telephone: +44 7742156859
E-mail: zancarter@hotmail.com
NUTS: UKM65
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 107 300.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice.
(SC Ref:826537)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
E-mail: kirkwall@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Sheriff Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
E-mail: kirkwall@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Sheriff Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
E-mail: kirkwall@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/03/2026