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title: "Marine Professional Consultancy"
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# Marine Professional Consultancy

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marine-professional-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-0437a3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** CalMac Ferries Limited: "Marine Professional Consultancy". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [CalMac Ferries Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/calmac-ferries-limited-coh-sc302282)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural and related services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Health and safety consultancy services, Health and safety services, Maritime safety inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marine-professional-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-0437a3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0437a3`

## 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/marine-professional-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-0437a3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marine-professional-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-0437a3#participate

## Description
Consultancy services will be required to support current vessels, future new builds, day to day investigations (technical, marine and safety), and vessel management and policy / process continuous improvement.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Naval Architecture and Technical Support
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Design, construction, survey, and repair of ships, systems and machinery, with specific experience on passenger vessels and vehicle ferries.
Examples of scope:
- Structural/stability assessment or Gap analysis of a vessel that we could be asked about...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Marine and Safety Support
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71317210, 71631420
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Operation and Navigation of commercial vessels, maritime safety and regulatory advice and guidance, with specific experience on passenger vessels and vehicle ferries.
Examples of scope:
- Navigation assessment with an impartial view.
- Review and rev...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Investigation Support
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71317200, 71317210
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Incident and accident investigation, maritime operational and management experience to support investigation root cause analysis and lessons learnt identification, forensic analysis of material post incident or accident to determine technical root ca...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003924-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-06T15:35:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:42:21.140Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0437a3