Official UK procurement notice
ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Marine Work Services
Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council (the Council) for the Provision of Marine Work Services. The Council currently operate 5 harbours - Groomsport, Donaghadee, Ballywalter, Ballyhalbert and Cook St. Portaferry. In addition, the Council is responsible for a number of navigational aids, situated throughout the surrounding Coastal area. The majority of the basic operational tasks at the Harbours are carried out by a Council Harbours' team. However, there are additional tasks that require assistance or a specialist skillset and include both Planned Maintenance and Reactive Maintenance. The Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Contractor to undertake these additional tasks.
- Not divided into lots: The Council has considered the use of Lots for this contract but does not believe the use of Lots is suitable due to operational requirements and loss of economies of scale. Furthermore, having re-tendered this requirement on previous occasions, historically the market indicates that SMEs are adequately positioned to participate in the competition and be successful.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Marine services · Marine-base support services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
- Economic & financial standing
a. Insurances - Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.
- Technical & professional ability
a. Professional Certificate of Competence, b. Environmental System Declaration, c. Health and Safety Questionnaire. Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Proposed Team Experience: 20%
- Quality of Service: 20%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Proposed Team Experience: Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details
- Quality of Service: Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details
- Cost: Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details
- Economic & financial standing
a. Insurances - Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.
- Technical & professional ability
a. Professional Certificate of Competence, b. Environmental System Declaration, c. Health and Safety Questionnaire. Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2030
- First published
- 21 Jul 2026, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068514- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf6cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted online via eTendersNI - etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗
Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published91 days ago21 Jul 2026, 09:29 BST
- Clarification questions by61 days ago20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by38 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 12:15 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 12 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 09:29 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Aug 2026, 09:36 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST13 Aug 2026, 09:36 BST+2 days · was 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 12:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 12:15 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The tender deadline for receipt of submissions has been extended until 12noon Thursday 20 August 2026.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strangford MooringsSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: The Contract start date is anticipated to be 1 November 2026 for an initial period of one year, with the option to extend the contract for a further 3x one-year periods, reviewed annually and subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement by both parties. · Options: Whilst the assets identified in the tender documents (Appendix 2 - Harbours and Zones) will form a majority of the works within this contract, as detailed in the Specification, Council may ask the Contractor to deliver works at any location within Zones 1 & 2 identified in Appendix 2. | £274,500 | 16 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Strangford MooringsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender