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title: "ID 3357796 DAERA Marine and Fisheries Division – Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel - using the provision of Regulation 32(2)(a)."
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# ID 3357796 DAERA Marine and Fisheries Division – Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel - using the provision of Regulation 32(2)(a).

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3357796-daera-marine-and-fisheries-division-arrangement-build-and-delivery-of-a-catamar-ocds-h6vhtk-029b91). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Marine and Fisheries Division: "ID 3357796 DAERA Marine and Fisheries Division – Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel - using the provision of Regulation 32(2)(a).". Published status: unsuccessful. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Marine and Fisheries Division](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-agriculture-environment-and-rural-affairs-mari-GB-FTS-30380)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research vessel services, Support services for land, water and air transport, Support services for water transport
- **Delivery Location:** UKN, UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,013,478 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029b91`

## Before you bid
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- **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/id-3357796-daera-marine-and-fisheries-division-arrangement-build-and-delivery-of-a-catamar-ocds-h6vhtk-029b91#tl-md)

## Description
The current Research Vessel (RV) Capitella, owned and operated by DAERA, Marine and Fisheries Division, conducts the marine scientific work programme in compliance with the Department’s statutory and policy responsibilities. The Client requires a replacement for RV Capitella which has reached the end of its service life. The new vessel must: 1. Provide a medium term marine survey capability and innovative design solution (15-20 years) 2. Be physically and technically capable of conducting multidisciplinary marine survey work. 3. Maintain an emergency response capability (rapid response to marine pollution events). 4. Demonstrate value for money. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the National Authority. The vessel is not classed and shall be certificated by any of the Certifying Authorities authorised under the Workboat Code Edition 2 (latest version).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 63700000, 63720000, 63726800
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The current Research Vessel (RV) Capitella, owned and operated by DAERA, Marine and Fisheries Division (MandFD), conducts the marine scientific work programme in compliance with the Department’s statutory and policy responsibilities. The Client requi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** DAERA — Marine Fisheries Division — Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `005152-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** 024620-2021-ID 3357796-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Blyth Catamarans, Blyth Catamarans ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-30382`
  - Value: £1,013,478 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 024620-2021-ID 3357796-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,013,478
  - Signed Date: 11/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024620-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-04T14:05:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:00:22.416Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029b91