Support services for water transport: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 63720000·Services · class·in Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 10 lots from 5 competitions run by 5 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. All 10 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices, which count bids assessed.
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 61 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
1 of 8 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Wayfinding and Information Solution for Blind and Partially Sighted Passengers | CalMac Ferries Limited | 30 Nov 2026 | 27d | — |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
63726800 Research vessel services13 notices · 9%63724000 Navigation services11 notices · 7%63721200 Port operation services8 notices · 5%63721500 Passenger terminal operation services8 notices · 5%63720000 Support services for water transport7 notices · 5%63723000 Berthing services7 notices · 5%63726400 Ship chartering services7 notices · 5%- Support services for land transport 167 · 12m
- Storage and warehousing services 85 · 12m
- Travel agency and similar services 75 · 12m
- Transport agency services 18 · 12m
- Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services 11 · 12m
- Support services for air transport 6 · 12m
- Cargo handling services 6 · 12m
- Cargo handling and storage services 5 · 12m
- Support services for land, water and air transport 3 · 12m
- All of Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government58%(87 notices)
87 of 150 notices are Central government (58%).Local authorities9%(13 notices)
13 of 150 notices are Local authorities (9%).Other public bodies8%(12 notices)
12 of 150 notices are Other public bodies (8%).Education & universities3%(4 notices)
4 of 150 notices are Education & universities (3%).Not classified23%(34 notices)
34 of 150 notices are Not classified (23%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| TRINITY HOUSE | Central government | 36 | 28 | 0 |
| Cefas | not classified | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Central government | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Associated British Ports | not classified | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | Central government | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| International Nuclear Services Limited | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Lighthouse Board | Central government | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 3 | 1 | 0 |
49 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 47 of 150 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | 96% | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract93%(140 notices)
140 of 150 notices are Contract (93%).Framework7%(10 notices)
10 of 150 notices are Framework (7%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Limited / restricted33%(49 notices)
49 of 150 notices are Limited / restricted (33%).Open29%(44 notices)
44 of 150 notices are Open (29%).Direct award19%(29 notices)
29 of 150 notices are Direct award (19%).Route not published11%(17 notices)
17 of 150 notices are Route not published (11%).Selective7%(11 notices)
11 of 150 notices are Selective (7%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold74%(17 notices)
17 of 23 notices are Above threshold (74%).Below threshold26%(6 notices)
6 of 23 notices are Below threshold (26%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (93) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10%(1)
1 of 10 lots falls in 1 bid (10%).2–360%(6)
6 of 10 lots fall in 2–3 (60%).4–620%(2)
2 of 10 lots fall in 4–6 (20%).7 or more10%(1)
1 of 10 lots falls in 7 or more (10%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 10 lots from 5 competitions run by 5 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. All 10 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices, which count bids assessed.
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
20 of 91 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 2 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
26 SME bids out of 33, on 10 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
30 of 49 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
1 of 93 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 108 awards to 65 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 40% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| ASCO | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| KPI OCEAN CONNECT | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| LINDSAY BLEE & CO LTD | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Briggs Marine Contractors Limited | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| FRANK ARMITT & SONS LTD | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Royal Institute of Navigation | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Keynvor Morlift Ltd. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Biodock Biobank | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 39 of 150 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in support services for water transport
8 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Wayfinding and Information Solution for Blind and Partially Sighted Passengers | CalMac Ferries Limited | 30 Nov 2026 | 27d | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 6372. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 30 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.