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title: "Liverpool Cruise Terminal – Gig Boat Services"
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# Liverpool Cruise Terminal – Gig Boat Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liverpool-cruise-terminal-gig-boat-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038a36). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Council: "Liverpool Cruise Terminal – Gig Boat Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 January 2023 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marine services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £150,561 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038a36`

## 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/liverpool-cruise-terminal-gig-boat-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038a36#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liverpool-cruise-terminal-gig-boat-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038a36#participate

## Description
A Supplier is required to provide a Gig Boat Service to any ships who require to use the mooring dolphin piles at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT), Pier Head.
A Gig Boat Service will be used for ships that require to use the mooring dolphins (typically 230m+ LOA). Currently, 38 ships requiring a Gig Boat Service are planned for 2023, but this is subject to change.
A Gig Boat typical Gig Boat staffing provision will be 1 x Coxswain and 1 x Deck Hand.
Permissions and Certifications
The successful Supplier must have authority from the Port Authority to conduct Gig Boat operations on the River Mersey and in association with LCT.
Gig Boats Crews must hold all the relevant certification as appropriate for Gig Boat operations at LCT.
Gig Boat Crews must be provided with all relevant PPE clothing and equipment.
Nominated Gig Boat(s) must be suitably MCA coded and be equipped as necessary to undertake Gig Boat operations at LCT.
An alternative, non-MCA, coding standard in relation to Gig Boat requirements / crew certification will be permitted if acceptable to the Harbour Authority for the purposes of Gig Boat operations at LCT.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98360000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** A Supplier is required to provide a Gig Boat Service to any ships who require to use the mooring dolphin piles at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT), Pier Head.
A Gig Boat Service will be used for ships that require to use the mooring dolphins (typicall...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Liverpool Cruise Terminal – Gig Boat Services (active)
  - Award id: `011147-2023-DN645109-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bluepoint Marine Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80508`
  - Value: £150,561 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Liverpool Cruise Terminal – Gig Boat Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,561
  - Signed Date: 24/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011147-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-18T15:26:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:41:04.847Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038a36