Official UK procurement notice
CM53 - THV Alert Rigid Hull Replacement Inflatable Boat
Authority: Corporation of Trinity House (Central government)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025
Contract term 2 moends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 5 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trinity House Vessel Alert has a requirement to replace its current Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat with a new unit. The current unit is beyond economical repair and needs to be replaced. A replacement is a more economical option, and should implement current technologies.
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CPV: Boats
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£80,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical proposal. To include the ability to meet requirements in TH specification: 45%
- Confirm acceptance of Terms and Conditions or offer an alternative: 10%
- Full Financial Proposal: 20%
- Lead time: 25%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical proposal. To include the ability to meet requirements in TH specification: Technical
- Full Financial Proposal: Pricing
- Lead time: Lead Time
- Confirm acceptance of Terms and Conditions or offer an alternative: Terms
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
CM53- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078510- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebfeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Dec 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published330 days ago1 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by319 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Submission deadline312 days ago19 Dec 2025
- Contract starts295 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender