MEADOWXI Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 CalMac retain contract, a good decision as Serco would only screw the T&Cs of the employees and the service itself into the ground (or the bottom of the sea), http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-36330479 CalMac wins £900m ferry contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Nice one SNP government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 The SNP are just tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Well done the SNP. Looking after Scotlands interests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Duncan Hothersall will be punching the air at this news. The Labour Calmac twibbon brigade absolutely were never playing politics over this. I hope Humza takes them all out for a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Good. Serco are wanks and I don't remember calmac sinking any ferries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Yet another swing and a miss for Holyrood's Unionist cabal as another of their twibbon-tastic campaigns leaves them with egg on their faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Yet another swing and a miss for Holyrood's Unionist cabal as another of their twibbon-tastic campaigns leaves them with egg on their faces. But surely it was the combined forces of the Unionists & Greens in Holyrood that forced the SNP tae back Calmac. Or have I got that wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Don't even have to look at Hothersall's Twitter to know he's going to suggest it was Labour activism and pressure that won CalMac this contract. The man has nae shame or self-awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 But surely it was the combined forces of the Unionists & Greens in Holyrood that forced the SNP tae back Calmac. Or have I got that wrong? Here if you want to continue painting the complexion of parliament as literally everyone against the glorious and righteous SNP go ahead but nobody is believing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 But surely it was the combined forces of the Unionists & Greens in Holyrood that forced the SNP tae back Calmac. Or have I got that wrong? I think we both know the answer to that one, old boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Here if you want to continue painting the complexion of parliament as literally everyone against the glorious and righteous SNP go ahead but nobody is believing it. Gawd I should have posted a smiley :lol: is there one with 'tongue in cheek' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Nice one SNP government The SNP are just tops Well done the SNP. Looking after Scotlands interests This is not a political decision. EU procurement laws required the Scottish Government to put the contract out to competitive tender. If Serco had submitted the best bid, it would have been awarded the contract under those laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Willie Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This is not a political decision. EU procurement laws required the Scottish Government to put the contract out to competitive tender. If Serco had submitted the best bid, it would have been awarded the contract under those laws. Spoilsport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This is not a political decision. EU procurement laws required the Scottish Government to put the contract out to competitive tender. If Serco had submitted the best bid, it would have been awarded the contract under those laws. It was SNP bad when the SNP had no say in it so now it's SNP good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Spoilsport Not a spoilsport, just pointing out the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This is not a political decision. EU procurement laws required the Scottish Government to put the contract out to competitive tender. If Serco had submitted the best bid, it would have been awarded the contract under those laws. I think the main point is Slab bumping their gums about Serco bidding for it when they were fully aware of the rules from the previous tendering process. Just like the NHS, Labour used this as a political football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It was SNP bad when the SNP had no say in it so now it's SNP good. This is not unusual. Over the last few years, Labour has criticised the Government for awarding new train contracts to foreign manufacturers, again huge contracts worth hundreds of millions. Yet, in several cases, the last Labour government had started the procurement process under EU laws. But that did not stop Shadow Ministers and Trade Unions from lying hypocritically about the award of the contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This is not unusual. Over the last few years, Labour has criticised the Government for awarding new train contracts to foreign manufacturers, again huge contracts worth hundreds of millions. Yet, in several cases, the last Labour government had started the procurement process under EU laws. But that did not stop Shadow Ministers and Trade Unions from lying hypocritically about the award of the contracts. They're quite simply a bunch of charlatans. They are now claiming they forced the SNP to award it to Calmac. Never mind the fact that Serco can appeal if it's found to be a political decision and not a commercial one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This is not a political decision. EU procurement laws required the Scottish Government to put the contract out to competitive tender. If Serco had submitted the best bid, it would have been awarded the contract under those laws. Nonsense. Those that draw up the tender documents are in a position to influence the eventual winners. This could be as simple as setting minimum wage requirements that could create problems for a company like Serco who are known to screw their employees for profit. It is interesting that the Serco bid was eliminated as opposed to being inferior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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