Stale Pre-tender

Mainland Ferries – Option Appraisal and Business Case

Details

Topic
Transport systems consultancy services
Published
18 June 2025

Tender description

The recently published Islands Connectivity Plan (ICP), produced by Transport Scotland, seeks to address the future of ferry and alternative transport for Scottish Islands but excludes those ferry services operated by Local Authorities. This project seeks to address the gap left by this omission from the ICP and address the future of the mainland services operated by Argyll and Bute Council. This project will concentrate on two ferry services between the islands of Seil and Easdale and Seil and Luing. Lot 1: The recently published Islands Connectivity Plan (ICP), produced by Transport Scotland, seeks to address the future of ferry and alternative transport for Scottish Islands but excludes those ferry services operated by Local Authorities. This project seeks to address the gap left by this omission from the ICP and address the future of the mainland services operated by Argyll and Bute Council. This project will concentrate on two ferry services between the islands of Seil and Easdale and Seil and Luing.. Please see attached Request for Information document, responses are requested by 01/07/2025

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published18 June 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Argyll and Bute Council is a local authority on Scotland's west coast, running procurement through its own dedicated team based in Kilmory. Suppliers register with Public Contracts Scotland, the portal where every tender is advertised. Registered suppliers can set up alerts for opportunities that match their trade. Existing council or national frameworks and contracts take priority before a new competition is run. Larger opportunities are run as single or dual-stage tenders through that same portal. One team manages both procurement and ongoing contract management for the council.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Argyll and Bute Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 71311200 · Transport systems consultancy services
  • 72224000 · Project management consultancy services

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