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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029f52"
title: "Pilot Boat Procurement"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pilot-boat-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-029f52"
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# Pilot Boat Procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pilot-boat-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-029f52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BELFAST HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS: "Pilot Boat Procurement". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BELFAST HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-harbour-commissioners-GB-FTS-10198)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 April 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ships and boats, Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pilot-boat-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-029f52#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029f52`

## 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/pilot-boat-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-029f52#tl-md)

## Description
BHC has entered into an agreement with a supplier for the supply of a pilot boat. Under the terms of that agreement, BHC shall acquire and commission a pilot boat for the transportation of pilots between Belfast Harbour and vessels in Belfast Lough. BHC may (at its discretion) require maintenance and/or spare parts for the pilot boat from the successful supplier. BHC shall retain the option of purchasing such services from the successful supplier for a period of up to 10 years following supply of the pilot boat.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** Both within and outside of the warranty period BHC will be able to call upon the successful supplier (via its appointed agent if appropriate) within a reasonable timeframe (according to the urgency of the support issue) to provide on-site technical a...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Pilot Boat Procurement (active)
  - Award id: `009662-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Pilot Boat Procurement (active)

  - Signed Date: 21/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009662-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-11T16:01:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:09:58.106Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029f52