Contract

HH032-24-TW20 Patient & Staff Air Travel

  • NHS Highland

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016501

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05064a

Published 23 April 2025, 1:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Highland

Assynt House, Beechwood Park

Inverness

IV2 3BW

Email

nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

HH032-24-TW20 Patient & Staff Air Travel

Reference number

HH032-24-TW20

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 63515000 - Travel services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Flights from various Argyll & Bute locations including Islay, Tiree and Campbeltown for patients and staff

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: £547,122

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60400000 - Air transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Flights from various Argyll & Bute locations including Islay, Tiree and Campbeltown for patients and staff

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Supplier Priced Proposal / Weighting: 100

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Loganair is currently the only provider of flights on these routes. Flights are predominately provided to patients to attend appointments in NHS GG&C with a smaller value of staff flights booked under the same contract. Flights are often the most cost effective and efficient transport

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

HH032-24-TW20

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other 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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Loganair Limited

Cirrus Building, 9 Marchburn Drive

Paisley

PA3 2SJ

Telephone

+44 1418487594

Country

United Kingdom

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

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £547,122


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:796981)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Inverness Justice Centre

Inverness

IV1 1AH

Country

United Kingdom