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title: "Provision of Designated Person for the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code and Marine Safety Management System (MSMS)"
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# Provision of Designated Person for the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code and Marine Safety Management System (MSMS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-designated-person-for-the-ports-marine-facilities-safety-code-and-marine-safe-ocds-h6vhtk-06a550). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Orkney Islands Council: "Provision of Designated Person for the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code and Marine Safety Management System (MSMS)". Published status: active. Published Value: £175,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Orkney Islands Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023)
- **Published Value:** £175,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marine services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM65
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a550`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/provision-of-designated-person-for-the-ports-marine-facilities-safety-code-and-marine-safe-ocds-h6vhtk-06a550#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-designated-person-for-the-ports-marine-facilities-safety-code-and-marine-safe-ocds-h6vhtk-06a550#participate

## Description
Orkney Islands Council is the Statutory and Competent Harbour Authority for the Local Authority ports of Scapa Flow, Kirkwall and additional ferry terminals / piers within the Orkney Islands group.  Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for a practical, pragmatic and independent person / company to be the Designated Person, as specified within the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code published by Department of Transport in April 2025 and detailed in A Guide to Good Practice on Port and Marine Facilities – Prepared in Conjunction with the Ports & Marine Facilities Safety Code published in April 2025, and any further updated / amendments for the period of this contracts.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £175,000
- **Description:** Orkney Islands Council is the Statutory and Competent Harbour Authority for the Local Authority ports of Scapa Flow, Kirkwall and additional ferry terminals / piers within the Orkney Islands group.  Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for a prac...
- **Contract Period:** 12/10/2026 to 12/10/2029
- **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%2F049346-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-27T07:34:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:22:21.718Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a550