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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Operation of Spaceport 1

TransportCPV 60500000
ValueValue not published
Deadline30 Oct 2026
Published14 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

No value published

Timeline
Published 14 Sept 202646 days leftCloses 30 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Martin MacIver
contracts@cne-siar.gov.uk
+44 1851600501

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar publishes Transport Services work continuously — 12 notices, roughly one every 49 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

Operation of Spaceport 1, Scopaig Farm, isle of North Uist

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidOperator licences / driver vetting (DBS for passenger transport)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f945
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
086923-2026
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