This was on the basis that:theGourock to Dunoon passenger subsidy would be tendered separately from the rest of the network;bidderswould be allowed to bid on the basis of either passenger or a combined passengerand vehicle service;operatorswould be allowed the freedom to bring their own vessel solutions, with no bindingto VesCo vessels;the restrictionson any vehicle service would be maintained (in terms of frequency and length ofoperating day applied to the Gourock to Dunoon service currently operated by CalMac),andthe outcomewould be determined on the basis of the lowest cost bid (in line with the rulesfor Public Service Obligations) regardless of whether this is for a passenger-onlyor a combined service.These proposals were set outin the consultation paper, Proposals for Tendering Gourock to Dunoon Ferry Services,published in March...