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Published 10 Oct 2022, 09:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Conventional Twin-screw Ship Handling Tug - Manchester Ship Canal

Official notice

Authority: THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY LIMITED (Public body)

Goods
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Jan 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea. The Manchester Ship Canal Company operate four ship-handling tugs on the canal and wish to research the market for replacing these vessels.

CPV: Tug boats

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Ship handling tugs for use on the Manchester Ship Canal have the following broad…Planned

Ship handling tugs for use on the Manchester Ship Canal have the following broad specification.

  • Conventional twin-screw ship handling tug
  • Capable of towing over the stern as a conventional tug
  • Capable of towing over the bow as a braking tug (made fast to the assisted vessel’s stern)
  • Beam overall not to exceed 8.15m
  • Draught not to exceed 3.6m
  • Bollard pull astern 18-20 tonnes
  • Bollard pull ahead at least 25 tonnes
  • Free running speed at least 10.5 knots
  • Accommodation for a crew of three (in separate cabins), including galley, messroom and wash-place
  • Built to Class rules and classed with a recognised Classification Society
  • Coded under the Workboat code for minimum Category 3, 20 miles from safe haven

This notice is for market research purposes only. The procurement for any replacement tugs will be the subject of a future notice.

Delivery: North West · The Manchester Ship Canal

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Oct 2022, 09:37 BST
Last source update
10 Oct 2022, 09:37 BST
Authority reference
MDHC/C0111/PRO106
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028355
Classification (CPV)
Tug boats
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03743b Find a Tender

Publisher note: If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the Peel Ports Sourcing Team mailbox: sourcing@peelports.com • Company Name • Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company • A short description (1-2 paragraphs) of your Company’s capabilities in this area. The closing date for responses is 24th October 2022.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Oct 2022 → 16 Jan 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Oct 2022, 09:37 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    16 Jan 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyPort-related activities 07438096 Maritime Centre, Liverpool, North West, L21 1LAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.