Notice Information
Notice Title
Coating Condition Surveys
Notice Description
CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) operates a fleet which currently consists of 36 ferries on the West Coast of Scotland and there will be an increase in our fleet within the next few years. To enable our ferries to provide an everyday life-line service they must be maintained to meet legislative requirements verified by stringent external bodies and codes of practice. CFL wish to implement a comprehensive Coatings Management plan across our fleet in line with the core principles of the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) Resolution.
Lot Information
Lot 1
CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) operates a fleet which currently consists of 36 ferries on the West Coast of Scotland and there will be an increase in our fleet within the next few years. To enable our ferries to provide an everyday life-line service they must be maintained to meet legislative requirements verified by stringent external bodies and codes of practice. CFL wish to implement a comprehensive Coatings Management plan across our fleet in line with the core principles of the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) Resolution. In order to facilitate this, we require the services of an Independent Marine Protective Coatings Inspection specialists organisation to conduct a whole vessel and underwater hull comprehensive and robust coating survey and reporting in line with the requirements recommended within IACS Rec 87 - Guidelines for Coating Maintenance & Repairs for Ballast Tanks and Combined Cargo/Ballast Tanks On Oil Tankers and IMO MCS.1 Circ 1330- Guidelines For Maintenance And Repair Of Protective Coatings and is extend to all compartment types and not only SWBTs as defined within the aforementioned standards and circulars. CFL vessels operate on the west coast of Scotland and are maintained in shipyards throughout the UK, therefore the supplier must be prepared to travel to provide the service required.
Renewal: Optional extension of up to 24 months available
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d878
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072564-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
71353000 - Surface surveying services
71354500 - Marine survey services
71355000 - Surveying services
79311000 - Survey services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Aug 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- in 2 or 4 years depending on optional extension agreement.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CALMAC FERRIES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GOUROCK
- Postcode
- PA19 1QP
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool, TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Inverclyde
- Electoral Ward
- Inverclyde West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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