Official UK procurement notice
Conventional Pilot Vessel · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Port of Tyne Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo ensure a dedicated 24/7, 365 pilotage service can be offered to both Port of Tyne and River Tyne stakeholders, the port currently operates two (all weather) dedicated Pilot vessels and one survey vessel for use in limited sea conditions. The current pilot vessels are 16 and 24-years' old and are of conventional diesel engines. Port of Tyne also has an all-electrical pilot vessel in design and build phase, which is due for delivery within 2026.
The current duty cycle (single act of Pilot boarding / landing) is approximately ten-miles, three-miles within sheltered waters and seven-miles in open sea.
New certification requirements under the Workboat Code 3 (Edition 3) standards, relating to Pilot Vessels will require the existing fleet to undergo significant modifications from 2026 to meet compliance with these standards and Port of Tyne are therefore looking to supplement the current fleet of pilot vessels with a new conventional diesel engine.
CPV: Ships and boats
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,700,000
- Economic & financial standing
Further detailed within the PSQ document
- Technical & professional ability
Further detailed within the PSQ document
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Further detailed within the PSQ document
- Technical & professional ability
Further detailed within the PSQ document
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DDASCPV25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082165- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f436Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Details included within the ITT document
Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published312 days ago11 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by280 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline273 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by259 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent252 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Contract starts246 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends242 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published218 days ago16 Mar 2026, 13:49 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2026, 13:55 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Mar 2026, 13:49 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyhead Marine Services LtdSME, Holyhead Marine Services LtdSMEjoint award20 Feb 2026 – 17 May 2027 | £1,870,000 | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Holyhead Marine Services LtdSME, Holyhead Marine Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,870,000
- Period
- 20 Feb 2026 – 17 May 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Sea trials and acceptance criteria has been incorporated into the agreement, alongside critical and technical requirements and key milestones
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Holyhead Marine Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Holyhead Marine Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender