Written Question · S2W-29866 · Session 2
What the full cost has been to it of the tender process for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry services from the initial proposal to tender the ro…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full cost has been to it of the tender process for the Gourock to Dunoon ferry services from the initial proposal to tender the route to the closure of the tender process on 13 November 2006.
The answer
It is not possible to providean exact estimate of the total cost of the tendering process. However, we are ableto provide approximate Scottish Executive staffing costs incurred during the tenderingprocess and approximate costs in relation to professional advice received. We arealso able to provide a figure in relation advertising costs incurred during thetendering process.
Staffing costs of approximately£63,550 at current prices, have been incurred since the commercial tendering processbegan. This cost does not include the cost of senior officials in Transport Group,specialist officials or Ministers as their time cannot be separately accounted for.Neither does it include any allowance for the overheads that the Executive accruesgenerally.
Further external technical, financialand legal advice was commissioned to assist the Executive in taking forward thetendering process. An approximate cost of £80,300 has been incurred in this respectsince the commercial tendering process began.
An additional approximate costof £3,100 was incurred for advertising during the commercial tendering process.
Some of the work carried outwill be relevant to future proposals for the Gourock to Dunoon route.
Staffing costs of approximately£63,550 at current prices, have been incurred since the commercial tendering processbegan. This cost does not include the cost of senior officials in Transport Group,specialist officials or Ministers as their time cannot be separately accounted for.Neither does it include any allowance for the overheads that the Executive accruesgenerally.
Further external technical, financialand legal advice was commissioned to assist the Executive in taking forward thetendering process. An approximate cost of £80,300 has been incurred in this respectsince the commercial tendering process began.
An additional approximate costof £3,100 was incurred for advertising during the commercial tendering process.
Some of the work carried outwill be relevant to future proposals for the Gourock to Dunoon route.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-29866 by reference.