Trinity House has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | Futures Afloat |
| Notice type: | UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice |
| Authority: | Trinity House |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | The Corporation of Trinity House ("the Authority") intends to launch a procurement for the ‘Futures Afloat’ programme, aimed at delivering two state-of-the-art new ships. The Authority undertook an industry engagement event on 12 February 2025, which can be viewed online for further information on the Authority and the programme at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqfrkjXXEY4&feature=youtu.be. Prior to launching the procurement, the Authority seeks input from the market as described below. Trinity House as part of its commitment to Transparency, Collaboration and Clarity is releasing, in advance of the formal procurement process a suite of documents in draft for review, to provide insights and feedback on. The first document to be released is the draft contract. |
| Published: | 12/03/2025 16:03 |
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Scope
Scope: Futures Afloat
Description:
The Corporation of Trinity House ("the Authority") intends to launch a procurement for the ‘Futures Afloat’ programme, aimed at delivering two state-of-the-art new ships. The Authority undertook an industry engagement event on 12 February 2025, which can be viewed online for further information on the Authority and the programme at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqfrkjXXEY4&feature=youtu.be. Prior to launching the procurement, the Authority seeks input from the market as described below.
Trinity House as part of its commitment to Transparency, Collaboration and Clarity is releasing, in advance of the formal procurement process a suite of documents in draft for review, to provide insights and feedback on.
The first document to be released is the draft contract.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=930259532
Total value (estimated):
GBP 0 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/10/2025 to 01/10/2031
CPV Classifications:
34500000 - Ships and boats.
34510000 - Ships.
50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships.
50245000 - Upgrading services of ships.
Not Provided
Engagement
Engagement deadline
31/03/2025
The engagement was carried out before this notice was published. Engagement process description:
This notice is to inform you that the first document, in draft, IS available for interested parties to review through our Delta etendering portal - https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Fdelta%2Fj_spring_cas_security_check
The first document to be released is the draft contract for the purchase of two new state of the art ships for Trinity House.
We ask that interested parties register through the Delta portal to access these documents.
The contract is subject to further amendment at the Authority’s sole discretion. Whilst the Authority is seeking feedback on the entire document, it has a specific interest in any “red flag” areas which may prevent suppliers from participating in the procurement, in their opinion. Feedback on such areas will particularly assist the Authority in developing its approach to the contractual documentation/procurement.
Feedback can be provided via a message on Delta, by 23:59 on 31 March 2025.
This is the first in a series of documents to be released and there will be no prejudice should no feedback be provided on this or other draft documents shared for comment. The Authority will review all feedback provided by the deadline, but does not guarantee that it will incorporate any of the feedback received into any contractual/procurement documentation or element of the procurement process.
Contracting authority
The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, PXWM-8968-LPJY
Trinity House, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4DH, United Kingdom
Email: futuresafloat@trinityhouse.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/
Organisation type: BODY_PUBLIC
Devolved regulations that apply: None