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Published 9 May 2025, 18:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Royal Harbour Boat Hoist · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Thanet District Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ44)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £150k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 16 Jul 2027 · up to 16 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 17 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Thanet District Council is seeking to procure a boat hoist for Ramsgate Royal Harbour. This hoist will replace the existing 40 tonne hoist which is over 22 years old. The vehicle is used to transfer vessels from the bespoke hoist structure in the Royal Marina to the boat park. This is a critical piece of equipment for the harbour and thus needs to be durable and reliable.

The Contract is anticipated to commence in July 2025.

Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and complete according to instructions contained.

The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal Invitation To Tender submissions. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender Instructions.

Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 29 May 2025.

Completed tender documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 9 June 2025.

CPV: Harbour equipment · Harbour equipment maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 17 Jul 2025 – 16 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 16 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Contract is anticipated to commence in July 2025 and will continue for a period of 6 months with an initial warranty period of 24 months, and 3 options to extend the warranty by 12 months each (with any agreed extension/s) unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of the Contract.
34931000 Harbour equipment50246000 Harbour equipment maintenance services

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
9 May 2025, 18:28 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 18:28 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 Jun 2025
Authority reference
DN771928
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020245
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Harbour equipmentHarbour equipment maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051041 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 May 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and complete according to instructions contained.

All Tenders must be uploaded via the Kent Business Portal by the Tender deadline stated within the ITT Instruction Timetable.

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 17 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 18:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 May 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    9 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    25 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    17 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 18:28 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thanet District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYDQ-9172-CNVV Thanet District Council, PO BOX 9, Cecil Street, Margate, South East, CT9 1XZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender