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title: "VT1 Ferry Terminal Expansion"
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# VT1 Ferry Terminal Expansion

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vt1-ferry-terminal-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BELFAST HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS: "VT1 Ferry Terminal Expansion". Published status: active. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BELFAST HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-harbour-commissioners-GB-FTS-10198)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Demolition work, Engineering works and construction works, Site preparation and clearance work
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vt1-ferry-terminal-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf2`

## 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/vt1-ferry-terminal-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf2#tl-md)

## Description
Belfast Harbour Commissioners is seeking expressions of interest from contractors who are interested in tendering for the construction of an 8 acre trailer parking yard off Dargan Road, Belfast. The facility is required to provide additional capacity for the existing terminal at VT1 & 2 from which Stena Line currently operate daily ferry services to Birkenhead and Heysham. The scope of work will include demolition and site clearance, drainage, lighting, ducting, fencing, barriers and construction of the main yard with block paving surfacing.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45111100, 45111200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** The VT1 terminal expansion is a civil engineering construction project to provide additional secure parking bays for the temporary standage of trailers discharged from the Heysham ferry service. The scope of work will  include demolition of three bui...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014371-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-19T14:02:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:16:23.211Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf2