Awarded contract

Operation of Inter-Island Ferry Service between Shetland Mainland and Foula

  • Shetland Islands Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-014437

Published 6 May 2024, 10:16am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Shetland Islands Council

8 North Ness, Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0LZ

Contact

Megan Taylor - Procurement Officer

Email

contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1595744595

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM66 - Shetland Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.shetland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00402

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Operation of Inter-Island Ferry Service between Shetland Mainland and Foula

Reference number

ED/13/23

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60610000 - Ferry transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The type of contract proposed to be awarded by the Council is a contract for services for the provision of a scheduled ferry service on the Foula to Shetland Mainland route. Subject to the Conditions of Contract, the agreement will operate from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027 both dates inclusive. The contract may be extended for up to another two 12 month periods at the Council’s request.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,495,482.45

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60610000 - Ferry transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Main site or place of performance

Mainland Shetland and Foula.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement procedure being followed for the Operation of Inter-Island Ferry Service between Shetland Mainland and Foula, is the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 90

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-036906


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ED/13/23

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other 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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

BK Marine Ltd.

Toll Clock shopping centre, Lerwick

Lerwick

ZE1 0PE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Lowest offer: £543,811.80 / Highest offer: £690,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

- GBP means Great British Pounds.

- Section III The economic, financial and technical information detailed must be submitted in addition to any other information detailed in the Single Procurement Document (SPD).

- The SPD must be fully completed, including all information concerning the bidder and exclusion grounds.

- A Bank Reference Mandate Form is included for completion by economic operators where a Bank Reference is not submitted directly by the economic operator.

- The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where appropriate.

Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives do not apply to this procurement.

- V1.4.1 - Review body. The review body noted is Lerwick Sheriff Court but economic operators should contact the Contracting Authority in the first instance if any issue needs to be addressed. The court may be contacted where legal proceedings are contemplated.

(SC Ref:765626)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lerwick Sheriff Court

King Erik Street

Lerwick

ZE1 0DH

Email

Lerwick@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1595693914

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/lerwick-sheriff-court