CalMac Ferries Limited: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

CalMac Ferries Limited has published 74 tenders in United Kingdom.

1 is open for bids as of 14 November 2026.

Its buying spans 18 CPV divisions, most often transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation.

Across 11 awarded contracts the median value is £409.5k.

Its published awards total £28.8m.

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CalMac Ferries Limited

CFL is seeking a qualified Supplier to deliver a pilot deployment of a smartphone based visual tagging solution designed...

United Kingdom

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Measured from CalMac Ferries Limited's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 32 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 40 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.1 tenders a month, measured over 70 months of history.
Half of their 11 awarded contracts are worth £409.5k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, repair and maintenance services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support.
Their most frequent suppliers are Kongsberg Maritime Ltd (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
MV Finlaggan - Marine Evacuation System Replacement	Survitec Group	15 August 2022	£409.5k
EXAMINATION, TESTING & CERTIFICATION OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT AN...	Speedy Asset Services Limited	28 June 2022	£125.9k
The Provision of External Coaching Services	The Taylor Clarke Partnership Ltd	28 April 2022	£120k
Port and Associated Services for Major Vessels	GAC Services	4 March 2022	£694k
Ramp Replacement for Small Vessel(s)	Malin Group	17 December 2021	£1.8m
Asset Management Registers	Xpedite Group of Companies	30 September 2021	£30k