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# Futures Afloat

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/futures-afloat-ocds-h6vhtk-055d25). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Trinity House: "Futures Afloat". Published status: complete. Published Value: £193,347,644. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: award.commercedecisions.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Trinity House](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/trinity-house-gov-pb462)
- **Published Value:** £193,347,644 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services of ships, Ships, Ships and boats, Upgrading services of ships
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £193,277,820 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/futures-afloat-ocds-h6vhtk-055d25#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055d25`

## 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-055d25#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [award.commercedecisions.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Faward.commercedecisions.com%2Ftrinityhouse%2Fweb%2Fproject%2Fa0604d44-7f76-4125-8f75-eab197aac7f5%2Fregister)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/futures-afloat-ocds-h6vhtk-055d25#participate

## Description
The Corporation of Trinity House ("the Authority") has awarded two separate contracts-one contract per vessel-under its Futures Afloat programme for the design and construction of two state‑of‑the‑art, multi‑functional buoy handling vessels.
The Authority is the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. It is responsible for the provision and maintenance of lighthouses, light vessels, marine buoyage and other aids to navigation, and is one of three General Lighthouse Authorities serving the waters around the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Futures Afloat programme includes the replacement of Trinity House's ageing multi‑functional buoy tenders (MFTs). The awarded contracts cover the full design and build of two identical vessels, which will replace THV Patricia and THV Galatea.
Contract Duration
Scheduled Delivery of Vessel 1: 3 April 2029
Scheduled Delivery of Vessel 2: 29 October 2029
End date for warranty and defect rectification obligations Vessel 1: 3 April 2032
End date for warranty and defect rectification obligations Vessel 2: 29 October 2032
Contract Value
Vessel 1: £100,859,780
Vessel 2: £92,418,040
Total value: £193,277,820

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

- **Estimated Value:** £193,347,644

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Futures Afloat (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vard Group AS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNDP-3297-YYDG`
  - Value: £193,277,820 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/05/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £193,277,820
  - Signed Date: 21/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039056-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-13T10:19:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T01:03:06.608Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-055d25