Official UK procurement notice
Marine Consultancy and Designated Person
Authority: Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvide expert marine consultancy services covering harbour operations, marine safety, navigational risk assessment, conservancy, aids to navigation, marine governance, incident investigation support, policy and procedure development, operational reviews, harbour legislation advice and support for infrastructure and vessel interface projects.
CPV: Maritime safety inspection services · Navigation services · Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CMAL wish to appoint a sole supplier to provide CMAL with Marine Consultancy support…AwardedRenewal
CMAL wish to appoint a sole supplier to provide CMAL with Marine Consultancy support services and a ‘Designated Person’ and to (1) give CMAL Board as the duty holder under the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC) independent assurance that the Safety Management System is working effectively and to audit CMAL’s compliance with the PMSC (2). Provide CMAL with professional marine advice, guidance and support services, when required, in order to function as a Harbour Authority.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Method Statement: 42
- Application of Planning and Programming: 18
- MCA Health Check: 6
- PMSC Audit Reports: 6
- Monitoring: 6
- Port industry engagement and connectivity: 6
- Advice and investigations: 6
- Port redevelopment project review: 12
- Service Delivery: 28
- price: 30
Published award criteria (10)
- Method Statement: 42
- Application of Planning and Programming: 18
- MCA Health Check: 6
- PMSC Audit Reports: 6
- Monitoring: 6
- Port industry engagement and connectivity: 6
- Advice and investigations: 6
- Port redevelopment project review: 12
- Service Delivery: 28
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Professional Risk Indemnity: The minimum indemnity limit of GBP FIVE MILLION shall be taken out and maintained throughout the period of services in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: The minimum indemnity limit of GBP TEN MILLION shall be taken out and maintained throughout the period of services in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Public Liability: The minimum indemnity limit of GBP TWO MILLION shall be taken out and maintained throughout the period of services in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CMAL0354- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091416- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b431Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:844146)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
31 Jul 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 days ago28 Sept 2026, 12:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2026, 12:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPmer | £208,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091416-2026-CMAL0354-1 · ABPmer
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £208,700
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ABPmerAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.