Notice Information
Notice Title
Marine Pilot Digitalisation
Notice Description
Peel Ports Investments Limited (the name under which any resulting contract from this procurement event will be signed) acting on behalf of The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, Clydeport Operations Limited and Port of Sheerness Limited, are looking to appoint a single successful Tenderer to provide Marine Pilot Digitalisation. Peel Ports owns and operates six of the UK's most important ports (Port of Liverpool, Heysham Port, Manchester Ship Canal, Medway (Sheerness / Chatham), Clydeport (Greenock, Hunterston, Ardrossan) and Great Yarmouth). It also operates a container terminal in Dublin. Peel Ports Group serves as the Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) and the Competent Harbour Authority (CHA) for several UK ports, Managing marine pilots for each port. Currently, pilot requests and allocations are managed manually through a mix of systems such as physical tables, spreadsheets, phone calls, and messages. These systems involve transferring information between digital and paper formats. This project aims to award to a single successful Tenderer under a 4 year fixed term Agreement with 2 optional, 2 year extensions (potentially a total of 8 years). The successful Tenderer will be required to implement a unified software solution to streamline pilot request management at the following locations; Liverpool, Sheerness (Medway) and Clydeport. The full scope of works is set out in the tender documentation, however the scope associated with this opportunity is summarised below but not limited to :- Allow Group Port Control Centre (GPCC) staff to review and allocate pilots based on port-specific rules Provide an automated suggestions and manual overrides. Cover operations at the Ports of; a) Liverpool b) Sheerness c) Clydeport Provide a planning feature for the pilot launch programme in the Port of Liverpool and replace the current in-house Pilot App. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96462&B=
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Renewal: 2 optional 2 year extensions, giving a possible total contract term of 8 years. Any extensions will be at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to; Supplier performance Business Requirements
Planning Information
Peel Ports Procurement is seeking to engage with the market to explore supplier interest and commercial acumen regarding the potential procurement of Marine Pilot Digitalisation software. This engagement aims to inform the development of the final procurement strategy and specification. Location: The Mersey Docks & Harbour Company, Port of Sheerness, Clydeport Operations Limited. Scope of Engagement • Purpose: This PMEN serves as a preliminary market engagement to; I. Gauge market interest in installing Marine Pilot Planning software meeting Peel Ports' specifications per the summary II. Gather supplier insights into current market capabilities, innovative technologies, and potential commercial models III. Inform the development of the final technical specifications and evaluation criteria IV. Identify potential risks and opportunities associated with the procurement • Areas of Interest; I. Technical Solution II. Maintenance and support services III. Estimated timelines for implementation • Engagement Activities: I. Requests for information (RFIs) or questionnaires. II. One-to-one meetings with interested suppliers who demonstrate a strong likelihood of being able to meet our specification.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ffae
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044686-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48100000 - Industry specific software package
48332000 - Scheduling software package
48517000 - IT software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,100,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,100,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 19 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Melissa Rimmer
- Contact Email
- sourcing@peelports.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 01519496078, 0151 949 6574
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L21 1LA
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLD7 Merseyside, TLJ4 Kent, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044686-2025
31st July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013972-2025
9th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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