Question reference: S5W-32335
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what ferry repair and maintenance contracts have been awarded by CalMac for the forthcoming winter period.
Answer
As a longer-term yard strategy, CalMac is conducting a procurement exercise for vessel maintenance and upgrades. This will consist of two multi-year contracts covering the 33 vessels within the CalMac fleet. These contracts aim to deliver cost savings and improve the resilience of the fleet.
The outcome of the recent procurement exercise identified Cammell Laird as the preferred bidder, securing a contract covering 5 of the major vessels in the CalMac fleet.
There is a further procurement exercise currently ongoing for the other vessels in the CalMac fleet which Scottish yards have an opportunity to bid for.