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# Conventional Pilot Vessel

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/conventional-pilot-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-05f436). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Port of Tyne Authority: "Conventional Pilot Vessel". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Port of Tyne Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/port-of-tyne-authority-GB-PPON-PGQW-4488-LPWP)
- **Published Value:** £1,700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 January 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ships and boats
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,870,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/conventional-pilot-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-05f436#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f436`

## 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/conventional-pilot-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-05f436#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Details included within the ITT document

## Description
To 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,700,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/02/2026 to 15/05/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Conventional Pilot Vessel (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Holyhead Marine Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:SC895484`, `GB-PPON:PHXR-7823-GBDD`
  - Value: £1,870,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,870,000
  - Signed Date: 20/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082165-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-16T13:49:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T03:59:59.401Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f436