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Royal Charter Vessel Replacement

Buyer: The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company →

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BuyerThe Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
StatusClosed
Deadline20 Oct 2025
Value£2,000,000
Published22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

For full details in relation to subject matter of this procurement, please refer to the scope and specification document named Royal Charter Vessel Replacement, scope and specification which is included as part of the tender documentation on the Portal. In summary, Peel Ports are looking to award up to a 2 year fixed term Agreement (with an additional 12 month warranty), to 1 (one) successful Tenderer. Peel Ports are looking to replace its current survey vessel (Royal Charter) which is approaching end of life and facilitate the modal shift from aged specifications to a high-spec performing vessel with capabilities for the company’s enhanced hydrographic survey offering. The scope associated with this opportunity is summarised below but not limited to; • A versatile and multi-functional vessel, dedicated to afloat survey operations and is capable to facilitate hydrographic survey duties and personnel transportation. • An ability to reach the required speed, carry and handle the required weight and provide sufficient space for crew, surveyors and equipment. • The capacity to provide good ride quality, safety and protection from extreme conditions. • The design and construction of the hull structure shall provide strength for the safe operation of the vessel, at its service draught and maximum service speed, to withstand the sea and weather conditions likely to be encountered in the intended area category of operation. • Fully conform in all aspects to the current version of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Workboat Code Edition 3, The safety of small workboats and pilot boats – a Code of Practice and is to be capable of being coded to area category 2 waters. (Categories of Operation) • Hull form is preferred to be that of a twin hull "catamaran" type. • The vessel shall be in the range of 13 metres to 17 metres. • The vessels draft should be between one (1) and two (2) metres. • The vessel shall be capable of undertaking surveying activities at speeds of 5 knots whilst having steerage way, also achieving 20 knots+ upon transits. • Vessel shall have the ability to carry 12 persons with seating, plus all other loadings as specified.

Delivery location

UKD7, GB

Categories

Ships and boats 34500000Survey vessels 34513550Boats 34520000Specialised boats 34521000

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£2,000,000
Contract periodFrom 6 Mar 2026 to 5 Mar 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (Technical) (60%)
Price (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0000Survey vessels, Ships and boats, Boats, Specialised boatsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Ships and boats (34500000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 341,4922 median · 14 average (368 of 1,492 with a bid count)3.2 average (408 of 1,492 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD72Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)13913 median · 13 average (2 of 139 with a bid count)2.5 average (2 of 139 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fc9f
Latest release ID058674-2025
Latest release timestampMon Sep 22 2025 16:00:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058674-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2025-10-20T09:30:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2025-10-13T22:30:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-02-23T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailshttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98220&B=
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£2,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 Sept 2025tender058674-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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