Official UK procurement notice
Aid to Navigation Service Provision
Authority: The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (Public body)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPeel Ports Investments Limited (the name under which any resulting contract from this potentially forthcoming procurement event may be signed) acting on behalf of The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, Port of Sheerness Limited, Heysham Port Limited, and Clydeport Operations Limited, wishes to undertake market engagement in preparation for a future procurement for the service provision of Aid to Navigation (AtoN) across the above mentioned ports. Peel Ports owns and operates six of the UK’s most important ports (Port of Liverpool, Heysham Port, Manchester Ship Canal, Medway (Sheerness / Chatham), Clyde port (Greenock, Hunterston, Ardrossan) and Great Yarmouth). It also operates a container terminal in Dublin. A summary of the requirements are detailed below: Scope of Planned Procurement 1. Services Required: The scope of the future procurement will include the provision of comprehensive Aid to Navigation (AtoN) services, including but not limited to:
- Maintenance and repair of navigational aids (buoys, lights, beacons, etc.)
- Survey and monitoring of AtoN systems
- Installation and commissioning of new AtoN equipment
- Emergency response and support
- Provision of related vessels and equipment 2. Areas of Interest:
- Maintenance and repair of AtoN systems
- Survey and monitoring of AtoN installations
- Installation and commissioning of AtoN equipment
- Emergency response and support
- Vessel and equipment provision
- Data management and reporting
- Technological advancements in AtoN
- Sustainability and environmental considerations If you have experience in this area, please could you provide as a minimum the following information and submit to the Peel Ports Sourcing Team mailbox: [email protected]
- Company Name
- Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company
- A short description (1-2 paragraphs) of your Company’s capabilities in this area. The closing date for responses is 29/04/2025.
CPV: Navigation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Apr 2025, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Apr 2025, 16:15 BST
- Authority reference
PPG/C0164/Aid to Navigation- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014748- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501dfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 24 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published11 Apr 2025, 16:15 BST
- Market engagement30 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Description: Peel Ports Marine Procurement intends to conduct a preliminary market engagement to gather information and insights from potential suppliers regarding the provision of Aid to Navigation (AtoN) services across a number of its ports. This engagement will inform the development of the specifications and procurement strategy for a future tender. Location: Port of Liverpool, Sheerness Port, Clyde Port, and Heysham Port Scope of Engagement Purpose: This PMEN serves as a preliminary market engagement to:
- Inform potential suppliers of the upcoming procurement
- Gather market intelligence on current service delivery capabilities
- Explore innovative solutions and technologies related to AtoN services
- Understand potential commercial models and pricing structures
- Identify potential risks and opportunities associated with the extension Engagement Activities:
- Requests for information (RFIs) or questionnaires
- One-to-one meetings with interested suppliers who demonstrate a strong likelihood of being able to meet our specification
- Tender notice expected356 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts186 days ago24 Apr 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Apr 2025, 16:15 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- CLYDEPORT OPERATIONS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- HEYSHAM PORT LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
- PORT OF SHEERNESS LIMITEDContracting authorityPrivate utility
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender