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Contract Notice

Managed Security Services

  • First published: 03 September 2025
  • Last modified: 03 September 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-0591e9
Published by:
CalMac Ferries Limited
Authority ID:
AA21565
Publication date:
03 September 2025
Deadline date:
02 October 2025
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

CFL seeks to appoint a single Supplier to provide comprehensive managed cyber security services.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

CalMac Ferries Limited

Ferry Terminal

Gourock

PA19 1QP

UK

Contact person: Ryan Armour

Telephone: +44 1475650230

E-mail: Ryan.Armour@calmac.co.uk

NUTS: UKM

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.calmac.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10923

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other: Ferry Operator

I.5) Main activity

Other: Ferry Operator

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Managed Security Services

Reference number: IT25-003

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

CFL seeks to appoint a single Supplier to provide comprehensive managed cyber security services.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

CFL seeks to appoint a single Supplier to provide comprehensive managed cyber security services.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 30

Price / Weighting:  70

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Two 12-month extension options

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 8

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

1- Return on Capital Employed: must be at a ratio greater than “0”​

2- Acid Test (Current Ratio): Current Ratio must be greater than “1”​

3- Gearing: Gearing must be a figure of less than 100%​

4- Interest Coverage: Interest Coverage must be a figure of 2 or above

Professional Risk Indemnity: 5million GBP

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: Statutory minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim

Public Liability: Cover for loss/damage to third party property and third-part injury with minimum 5m GBP per event with no annual aggregate.

Product Liability: Minimum limit of 2m GBP with no annual aggregate

Instructional Attachment

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.

IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 02/10/2025

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 02/10/2025

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 30028 . For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

(SC Ref:808582)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Services

Sherriff Court House

Greenock

PA15 1TR

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

02/09/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Computer and Related 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:
Ryan.Armour@calmac.co.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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