Tender

Framework Agreement - Courier Services for Oversized and Specialist Shipments

  • CalMac Ferries Limited

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001236

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cffe

Published 14 January 2025, 3:58pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

CalMac Ferries Limited

Ferry Terminal

Gourock

PA19 1QP

Contact

Ruairidh M. Black

Email

ruairidh.black@calmac.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7974884681

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.calmac.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10923

one.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 above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Ferry Operator


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Framework Agreement - Courier Services for Oversized and Specialist Shipments

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is looking to appoint a minimum of one supplier(s) to undertake all oversized and specialist courier services within the UK.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The supplier(s) must provide a guaranteed end-to-end freight forwarding service for all CalMac oversized and specialist domestic shipments. This must include status updates for orders in transit and explanations and/or mitigations for any unavoidable delays. The successful supplier(s) must provide a range of different transport options along with timed delivery options.

The successful supplier(s) must have capacity to handle oversized and specialist freight, their transport vehicles must be equipped with suitable cranage equipment or additional cranage must provided by the supplier due to operating ports being unequipped to unload goods. The supplier must also have the ability to tow equipment.

Examples of items (but not limited to):

- 20-foot container

- Large spare parts / pallets of spares

- Engines

- Hydraulic cylinders

- Voith propulsion unit (7 tonnes)

- Schottel propulsion unit (7 tonnes)

- Rescue/lifeboats.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

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

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Upon completion of the initial 24 months, the authority may extend by up to an additional 24 months.

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

Envisaged number of candidates: 3

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

The relevant selection criteria can be found in the SPD module of this Procurement Exercise on the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2

four.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

four.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

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

17 February 2025

Local time

12:00pm

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

28 February 2025

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: This requirement will be re-tendered 6 months prior to the expiry of this Agreement.

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 28189. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

(SC Ref:787558)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Greenock Sherift Court

1 Nelson Street

Greenock

PA15 1TR

Country

United Kingdom