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CHFS3 - Contract award notice

Transport Scotland

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Transport Scotland

Buyer Address: 5th Floor, 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G2 7ER, United Kingdom

Contact Email: amanda.rutherford@gov.scot

Contact Telephone: +44 1412727100

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
3900000000.0 GBP
Published
11 Mar 2026, 15:28
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
60610000 - Ferry transport services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
CalMac Ferries Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The scope of the CHFS3 Contract includes the provision of ferry and associated services on the CHFS network. The CHFS network covers the west coast of Scotland, from Campbeltown in the south to Stornoway in the north. The CHFS network is currently comprised of 30 ferry routes between harbours on the Scottish mainland and on islands in the Hebrides and Clyde Estuary. The services to be provided include but are not limited to the provision of: scheduled and unscheduled ferry services; staffing of terminals and harbour facilities; facilities for accepting reservations, issuing tickets, and other relevant documentation; marketing the operation of a common timetable, ticketing, and fares database for all routes; a website and smartphone app, seasonal timetables, a help-desk facility, and an early warning notice board for disruptions and changes due to bad weather; real-time information to passengers; the operation of variable message boards; the participation in public transport information and/or journey planning websites specified by TS; cooperation with relevant organisations and operators of other services to facilitate integrated services; the operation of a passenger recording system; the management and operation and maintenance of the vessels; additional sailings in certain circumstances; and lifeline support to the emergency services as required.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Transport Scotland (TS) on behalf of Scottish Ministers was awarded to CalMac Ferries Limited (CFL) a 10-year public contract on a rolling basis for the delivery of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS3 Contract). TS has undertaken an extensive review of the provision of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS). As part of that review, the governance arrangements for CHFS were amended. The CHFS3 Contract was awarded to CFL on the basis of those amended arrangements. The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (as amended) (Regulations) do not apply to this procurement because TS is awarding the CHFS3 Contract pursuant to the exemption for “in-house” contractual arrangements provided for in Regulation 13(1)(a) of the Regulations. The scope of the CHFS3 Contract includes the provision of ferry and associated services on the CHFS network. The CHFS network covers the west coast of Scotland, from Campbeltown in the south to Stornoway in the north. The CHFS network is currently comprised of 30 ferry routes between harbours on the Scottish mainland and on islands in the Hebrides and Clyde Estuary. The services to be provided include, but are not limited to, the provision of: scheduled and unscheduled ferry services; staffing of terminals and harbour facilities; facilities for accepting reservations, issuing tickets, and other relevant documentation; marketing the operation of a common timetable, ticketing, and fares database for all routes; a website and smartphone app, seasonal timetables, a help-desk facility, and an early warning notice board for disruptions and changes due to bad weather; real-time information to passengers; the operation of variable message boards; the participation in public transport information and/or journey planning websites specified by TS; cooperation with relevant organisations and operators of other services to facilitate integrated services; the operation of a passenger recording system; the management and operation and maintenance of the vessels; additional sailings in certain circumstances; and lifeline support to the emergency services as required. Additional information: The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (as amended) (Regulations) do not apply to the procurement because TS is awarding the CHFS3 Contract pursuant to the exemption for “in-house” contractual arrangements provided for in Regulation 13(1)(a) of the Regulations

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): contract awarded using Regulation 13

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