Project Torridon: Dry docking, ship repair and maintenance, modifications, upgrades, projects, emergency docking.

Descriptions

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is an operating company of the David MacBrayne Group, which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. It operates the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract, providing passenger, vehicle and freight shipping services on 29 routes, serving 53 ports and harbours across the west coast of Scotland and the Scottish Islands. It operates a fleet of 33 vessels and carries 5,500,000 passengers and 1,500,000 vehicles annually with an average 440 sailings a day. The company earned the National Transport Award for Ferry Operator of the Year in 2018, delivering punctuality and technical reliability performance at 99.6 % and 99.4 % respectively. CFL are seeking to implement a Maintenance and Overhaul Strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement, and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers – the ferry passengers. CFL is seeking to develop, in conjunction with suppliers, an approach to the challenge of providing a high-quality ferry service, which will balance the economic, political, legal and operational constraints in order to deliver a strategic approach to ship repair in Scotland and provide value for money for the tax payer. Duration of a new contract will be discussed with potential suppliers but will need to align with CalMac’s operating contract. Contracts scope will cover the annual overhaul requirement, and may also include additional preventative maintenance, and unplanned/ emergency repairs and upgrades to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Scope of work is specific vessel dependent; the larger vessels are currently in dock for 2 to 3 weeks with small vessels on average between 1 and 2 weeks but may be longer depending on work scope. Vessels are subject to specific operational areas contained in the load line certificate for each vessel. Any contractor will need to provide the required services with regards to the operating constraints on the vessels.. Vessel movements may also be subject to weather conditions and MCA approval. The contract is divided into two Lots - Lot 2 as set out below. A candidate may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot. The process for determining which lot is awarded is set out on the ITT document. The allocation of vessels to lots shown below is provision and subject to change. Lot 2: MV Clansman MV Loch Seaforth MV Lord of The Isles MV Finlaggan MV Hebrides