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title: "Aid to Navigation Service Provision"
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# Aid to Navigation Service Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aid-to-navigation-service-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-0501df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company: "Aid to Navigation Service Provision". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £8,300,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mersey-docks-and-harbour-company-coh-07438262)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £8,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Navigation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4, UKD7, UKJ41, UKM8
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aid-to-navigation-service-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-0501df#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0501df`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aid-to-navigation-service-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-0501df#tl-md)

## Description
Peel 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: sourcing@peelports.com • 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 63724000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD, UKJ, UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 24/04/2026 to 23/06/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014748-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-11T15:15:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T02:08:37.547Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0501df