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/Marine Asset Service

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited

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26 Oct 2026 at 16:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company is planning a marine asset service covering the operation and management of vessels and associated equipment used in port and harbour operations across Peel Ports Group. The anticipated services include crewing, maintenance, inspection, certification, repair, mobilisation and demobilisation, as well as planning, scheduling, compliance management and performance reporting. Assets and operations may include workboats, pilot vessel operations, line-handling vessels and services, harbour support craft and towage, together with necessary land-based equipment or vehicles. The purpose is to support safe, reliable and compliant marine operations. The scope excludes Medway pilot transfer and hydrographic survey operations unless a future procurement expressly includes them. This is a marine transport support services requirement.

The process is at planning: the buyer has stated an intention to procure and is conducting preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. It expects responses to a Marine Asset Service Activities Questionnaire by 16 November 2026; a future notice is anticipated by 15 January 2027. The expected contract period runs from 1 November 2027 to 1 November 2031, with possible extension to 1 November 2035. The estimated gross value is £14.4 million. The requirement is presented as one lot, and the stated contract period and extension apply to that lot. Suppliers should treat these dates and the value as planning expectations; the information describes a potential future procurement rather than a settled tender procedure.

This requirement is suited to suppliers able to provide and manage marine assets and operational services for ports, including vessel operators, towage and harbour-support providers, and businesses supplying crewing, maintenance, inspection, certification or repair. Suppliers will need the capacity to support round-the-clock operations throughout the year, while coordinating mobilisation, scheduling, compliance and performance reporting across port-specific requirements. The buyer has identified safety, reliability and regulatory compliance as operational priorities. It also wants to understand how suppliers could help reduce fuel consumption and emissions, improve environmental performance over asset lifecycles and contribute to its Net Zero 2040 ambition. Small and medium-sized enterprises are considered suitable, making this potentially relevant to specialist providers as well as larger marine service groups.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

/Marine Asset Service

Notice Description

Overview Peel Ports Investments Limited, acting on behalf of the contracting entities identified in this notice, intends to conduct Preliminary Market Engagement for a potential future procurement covering the provision, management and delivery of marine asset services across Peel Ports Group. Anticipated scope of services The anticipated scope may include, depending on the port-specific requirements, but is not limited to, operation, management, crewing, maintenance, inspection, certification, repair, mobilisation, demobilisation, planning, scheduling, compliance management and performance reporting for marine assets and services used in port and harbour operations. Assets and services may include workboats, pilot vessel operations, line handling vessels and services, harbour support craft, and towage operations together with any associated land-based equipment or vehicles necessary to support the delivery of marine services. Operational requirement and exclusions The requirement is to support safe, reliable and compliant marine operations on a 24/7/365 basis across the Peel Ports Group ports detailed above. The scope excludes Medway pilot transfer service and hydrographic survey operations, unless expressly stated otherwise in any future procurement documents. Decarbonisation and environmental performance Peel Ports Group also wishes to understand how suppliers can support its decarbonisation objectives, including reduced fuel consumption, lower emissions, improved lifecycle environmental performance and contribution to Peel Ports Group's Net Zero 2040 ambition. Supplier response requirements Suppliers with relevant capability are invited to submit the following to sourcing@peelports.com * Marine Asset Service Activities Questionnaire Response deadline Responses must be received no later than three weeks from the publication date of this notice.

Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110437&TID=100115447&B=

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07908e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101224-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport

63720000 - Support services for water transport

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,400,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Jan 20273 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2027 - 1 Nov 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L21 1LA
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Church
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Further Information

Notice Documents

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