Item 617th February 2011
Award of Provision of a Ferry Service from Water Row Quay (Govan)
Pontoon to Kelvin Harbour Landing StageGCC002276CPU
Purpose of Report:
To submit details of the tenders received for the Provision of a Ferry Service from
Water Row Quay (Govan) Pontoon to Kelvin Harbour Landing Stage and to
recommend the acceptance of the most economically advantageous tender as
detailed in this report.
Recommendations:
The Executive Committee is requested to approve the award of the Concession
Agreement to the supplier detailed below for the period commencing in May 2011
(actual date dependant on the opening of the new Riverside Museum) until 30th April 2016.
Clyde Marine Services Limited
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 This Concession Agreement is for the provision of a Ferry Service from Water
Row Quay (Govan) Pontoon to Kelvin Harbour Landing Stage. The
Concession Agreement will be managed by Land and Environmental Services
to ensure the reliability of the service and manage the Ferry Operator’s
performance utilising the Key Performance Indicators as dictated within the
Invitation to Tender.
1.2 The maximum period of contract is from mid to late May 2011 (actual date
dependant on the opening of the new Riverside Museum) until 30th April 2016.
1.3 This Concession Agreement will assist with the public needs of visitors to the
new Riverside Museum and the Tall Ship at Kelvin Harbour, Glasgow and
improve the quality of the visit to these attractions.
1.4 The Ferry Operator will be responsible for the provision, operation,
maintenance and crewing of a suitable vessel and or vessels and the
development of an operating schedule for the management of passengers
between the quayside and the vessel(s) at Water Row Quay (Govan) and
Kelvin Harbour Landing Stage.
1.5 The service shall operate on each day of the year that the new Riverside
Museum is open to the public commencing with a service from Water Row
Quay (Govan) Pontoon that enables passengers to arrive at the Riverside Site
at their advertised opening times. These hours may be subject to variation
when the museum first opens to the public or should a specific event be
scheduled. The Council shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the
Ferry Operator is given prior written notice of any alterations to the opening
hours of the visitor attractions. The last return ferry service from Kelvin
Harbour Landing Stage each day shall operate at a time that allows visitors
sufficient time to exit the Riverside attractions at closing time and board the
vessel. The time of this will be clearly advertised onboard the vessel.
1.6 The ferry service is required to operate all year round, however the service
may be suspended during periods of annual maintenance subject to prior
agreement with the Riverside attractions. The service may also be
suspended during cases of extreme weather following consultation with the
Council.
1.7 It is the Council’s intention that the ferry service runs as a commercially
funded operation derived from ticket sales. This service will not be
subsidised.
1.8 This Concession Agreement was advertised within the 2014
1.9 In total 5 expressions of interest were received and 2 suppliers submitted a
tender response. One supplier failed at the pre-selection stage. The remaining
supplier was evaluated at the award stage of the evaluation process.
2 TENDER EVALUATION
2.1 The Tender evaluation was based upon identifying the most economically
advantageous tender(s) for the Council based on 100% quality and awarded
to the following supplier:
Supplier Name:Clyde Marine Services Limited
Score:8320SERVICE IMPLICATIONS
Financial The Council is not providing any funding
for the provision of the ferry service and
expects the Ferry Operator to recover his
costs through passenger fares. The
Ferry Operator supplied a Business Plan
detailing expected income generated via
fares as well as providing details of
operating costs, capital expenditure and
other costs associated with the provision
of a ferry service.
Legal The Executive Director of Corporate
Services will be required to conclude the
contract.
Personnel None
Service Plan None
Environmental It was stated within the Invitation to
Tender document that vessel(s) with low
emissions and noise output would be
preferred. The Ferry Operator has
advised that due to the ferry travelling at
low speed for a short crossing, the
emissions will be very low.
By encouraging visitors to travel by
subway and then ferry to the Riverside
attractions, this should be viewed as a
sustainable way of travelling to the
attractions through reducing car travel.
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1 The Executive Committee is asked to approve the award of the Concession
Agreement to the supplier detailed below for the period commencing May
2011 (actual date dependant on the opening of the new Riverside Museum)
until 30th April 2016:
Clyde Marine Services Limited