Transport Scotland - North Link deductions: FOI release
- Published
- 4 September 2024
- Topic
- Public sector, Transport
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400415853
- Date received
- 28 May 2024
- Date responded
- 24 June 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1. What performance deductions Northern Isles ferry service operator Serco NorthLink has received from Transport Scotland over the last five years (May 2019 to the current day)?
2. Details of why the deductions happened, what the financial value of each deduction was and also the dates the deductions occurred.
Response
Reason for Performance Deduction
|
Date |
Reason |
|
29/05/2019 |
Delayed due to cargo operations and reduced engine load |
|
10/07/2019 |
Delayed due to cargo operations at Hatston and against current |
|
12/07/2019 |
Late Dep Scr due to large heavy load and waiting for passenger. Late arr Stm due to late dep |
|
02/08/2019 |
Late arr/dep: Full car deck discharge including full load plus standby vehicles |
|
03/08/2019 |
Late arr/dep: Full car deck discharge including full load plus standby vehicles |
|
31/08/2019 |
Delay with loading Dive equipment into dive trollies then boarding passengers |
|
19/11/2019 |
Delayed due to cargo operations |
|
24/01/2020 |
Delayed due to technical issue |
|
24/03/2020 |
Delayed due to cargo operations and engine problems |
|
06/07/2022 |
Delayed due to cargo operations and against current |
|
31/08/2022 |
Late departure and arrival due to technical issue |
|
19/09/2022 |
Sailing cancelled due to technical issue |
|
19/09/2022 |
Delayed due to technical issue |
|
19/09/2022 |
Sailing cancelled due to technical issue |
|
20/09/2022 |
Cancelled due to technical issue |
|
20/09/2022 |
Cancelled due to technical issue |
|
20/09/2022 |
Cancelled due to technical issue |
|
20/09/2022 |
Cancelled due to technical issue |
|
28/10/2022 |
Late departure and arrival due to cargo operations |
|
09/11/2022 |
Delayed departure and arrival due to operational reasons |
|
07/12/2022 |
Technical delay (radar scanner failure) |
|
26/02/2023 |
Technical |
|
26/02/2023 |
Technical |
|
09/02/2023 |
Delayed due to cargo ops and adverse weather |
|
26/06/2023 |
Fault with Passenger Embarkation door control |
|
07/07/2023 |
Delayed due to a technical issue |
|
14/07/2023 |
Delayed due to cargo operations |
|
19/09/2023 |
Delayed due to technical issue |
|
18/02/2024 |
Sailing cancelled due to operational reasons |
|
19/02/2024 |
Sailing cancelled due to operational reasons |
|
19/02/2024 |
Delayed departure and arrival due to additional Sunday and Monday sailings |
|
24/03/2024 |
Sailing cancelled due to the delayed return from dry dock |
|
25/03/2024 |
Sailing cancelled due to the delayed return from dry dock |
Performance Deductions
|
Contract Year |
Amount |
|
NIFS2 Contract Year 7 (Jul 18 – Jun 19) |
£2,500 |
|
NIFS2 Contract Year 8 (Jul 19 – Jun 20) |
£14,674 |
|
NIFS3 Contract Year 1 (Jul 20 – Jun 21) |
N/A due to Covid relief |
|
NIFS3 Contract Year 2 (Jul 21 – Jun 22) |
N/A due to Covid relief |
|
NIFS3 Contract Year 3 (Jul 22 – Jun 23) |
£78,144 |
|
NIFS3 Contract Year 4 (Jul 23 – Jun 24) |
Not yet reconciled |
In this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section s.33(1)(b) (Commercial interests and the economy) of FOISA applies to that information. An exemption under section s.33(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. We are unable to provide a breakdown of the financial components of the contract as this information is commercially sensitive. This is covered by Section 33 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) (ii) disclosure would (or would be likely to) prejudice substantially the commercial interests of any person or organisation s.33(1)(b).
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