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# Futures Afloat

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/futures-afloat-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec57). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Corporation of Trinity House: "Futures Afloat". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Corporation of Trinity House](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-corporation-of-trinity-house-of-deptford-strond-coh-rc000622)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services of ships, Ships, Ships and boats, Upgrading services of ships
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/futures-afloat-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec57#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ec57`

## 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/futures-afloat-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec57#tl-md)

## Description
The Corporation of Trinity House ("the Authority") intends to launch a procurement for the ‘Futures Afloat’ programme, aimed at delivering two state-of-the-art new ships. The Authority undertook an industry engagement event on 12 February 2025, which can be viewed online for further information on the Authority and the programme at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqfrkjXXEY4&feature=youtu.be. Prior to launching the procurement, the Authority seeks input from the market as described below. 
Trinity House as part of its commitment to Transparency, Collaboration and Clarity is releasing, in advance of the formal procurement process a suite of documents in draft for review, to provide insights and feedback on.
The first document to be released is the draft contract.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=930259532

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34500000, 34510000, 50241000, 50245000

- **Contract Period:** 01/10/2025 to 01/10/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009059-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-12T16:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:57:08.649Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec57