Question reference: S5W-01311
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 7 July 2016
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 July 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will start tendering for the next town centre Gourock-Dunoon Ferry Services contract, which is due to begin in June 2017.
Answer
The contract notice for the town centre Gourock to Dunoon Ferry Services was submitted to Public Contracts Scotland today for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This is the first formal step in taking forward a competition for the next Gourock to Dunoon Ferry Services contract. The Contract Notice invites potential operators to provide evidence of their suitability to tender for the public service contract to operate these services for a period of up to twelve years, effective from 30 June 2017.