Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 27 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Salvage & Disposal of Sailing Yacht 'Aliunde'

Authority: Trinity House (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£300,000£360,000 inc. VAT4.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Aug 2026awarded 26 Aug 2026

Awarded to Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd

Contract term 1 moends 16 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions · starts 9 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Salvage & Disposal of Sailing Yacht 'Aliunde' wrecked in the Solent. Disposal must include full final destination paperwork, compliant to UK Law.

How the procedure runs: Suppliers will be invited to submit initial tenders for evaluation against the published award criteria. Trinity House may complete a negotiation stage following the assessment of initial tenders but reserves the right to move to Best and Final Offer stage without exercising the need for negotiations. Details of the procurement stages are provided in the procurement documentation.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Salvage and refloating services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 moSMEPublished value£300,000

Contract period: 9 Sept 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 (1 mo) · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extensions can only be granted by the Contracting Authority with evidence of delay caused by unsafe weather conditions.

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 90500000 Refuse and waste related services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As detailed within the procurement documents.
Technical & professional ability
As detailed within the procurement documents.

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 65%Price: 25%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Technical criteria as detailed within the procurement documents: 65%
All inclusive bid costs as detailed within the procurement documents: 20%
Bid clarity as detailed within the procurement documents: 5%
Social Value - Carbon reduction as detailed within the procurement documents: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

All inclusive bid costs as detailed within the procurement documents
Bid clarity as detailed within the procurement documents
Technical criteria as detailed within the procurement documents
Social Value - Carbon reduction as detailed within the procurement documents

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
As detailed within the procurement documents.
Technical & professional ability
As detailed within the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2026, 16:16 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 27 Aug 2026
Authority reference: CM100
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-070638
Accelerated: State of urgency
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Refuse and waste related servicesSalvage and refloating services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d3fb Find a Tender

How it runs: Suppliers will be invited to submit initial tenders for evaluation against the published award criteria. Trinity House may complete a negotiation stage following the assessment of initial tenders but reserves the right to move to Best and Final Offer stage without exercising the need for negotiations. Details of the procurement stages are provided in the procurement documentation.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender submissions/bids must be submitted through the Delta e-Sourcing tender box via www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9399YQH5GM ↗

Timeline

27 Jul 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published88 days ago
27 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
Clarification questions by84 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline78 days ago
6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent59 days ago
26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by57 days ago
27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends46 days ago
7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts45 days ago
9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published14 days ago
9 Oct 2026, 16:16 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
27 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
Contract signature expected
9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Oct 2026, 16:16 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £285,5561 award exc. VAT

Bids received 41 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd10 Sept 2026 – 9 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2027Extensions: Extensions can only be granted by the Contracting Authority with evidence of delay caused by unsafe weather conditions.	£285,556	26 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd
Signed
9 Sept 2026
Value
£285,556
Period
10 Sept 2026 – 9 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extensions can only be granted by the Contracting Authority with evidence of delay caused by unsafe weather conditions.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXWM-8968-LPJY Tower Hill, London, London, EC3N 4DHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Severn Seas Shipping Co LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQDX-5535-GNTM The Harbour, Lynmouth, South West, EX35 6ELContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsProcurement documents are available to download free of charge.

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Oct 2026, 16:16 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2026, 14:36 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Jul 2026, 10:34 BST