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title: "Seafarer Employment Survey 2025 - 26 Extension"
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# Seafarer Employment Survey 2025 - 26 Extension

Buyer: DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-194fe0cd-3d36-43de-b4b3-d5582dc24f0f

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Seafarer Employment Survey 2025 - 26 Extension" was conducted by the Department for Transport (DfT) in the United Kingdom. The tender, classified under the industry category of "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)" with the CPV code 60000000, is focused on supporting the maritime sector through a survey of UK companies employing seafarers. The process was an open procedure, particularly below the threshold, indicating a competitive environment. The contracting period is set from 21 July 2025 to 3 July 2026, with implementation taking place in London, UK. The award phase has been completed, and the current procurement stage is marked as 'awardUpdate' as of 21 July 2025.

This procurement presents opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) to engage in the supply of data services that support the maritime sector. Businesses specialising in maritime surveys, statistical analysis, and data consistency services would find a strategic fit in this tender. With the extended scope to include smaller vessels like workboats, there is room for specialist maritime service providers to contribute towards this contract, held by The Chamber of Shipping Limited as the supplier. The potential for business growth is notable within the niche market of maritime statistics, ensuring a robust competitive edge for businesses adept in handling sector-specific surveys.

## Notice

One of the DfT's responsibilities is to support the maritime sector by producing the overall strategy and planning policy for ports in England and Wales. The annual Seafarers Statistics are a National Statistics series produced by the DfT. These are used internally by our policy teams in decision making, promoting the UK maritime sector and also by a wide range of external customers including maritime trade unions, industry bodies such as the UK CoS, academics, researchers and members of the general public with a specialist interest. The DfT require a survey of UK companies employing seafarers. This must provide data which is fit for the purpose of producing seafarers statistics, including covering a sufficient number of companies, ability to collect data consistently to support monitoring of trends and be comparable with the current statistics (based on UK Chamber of Shipping members). The Maritime Skills Commission's UK Rating Review recommended that DfT widen the scope of the UK Seafarers Statistics to cover smaller vessels including workboats, which is now included within this Contract Extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31549c72-9dda-478b-9fac-9f26944f577a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2025 - 3 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £109,330 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £61,190 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CHAMBER OF SHIPPING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2025 at 14:02 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31549c72-9dda-478b-9fac-9f26944f577a
- 21 Jul 2025 at 11:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31549c72-9dda-478b-9fac-9f26944f577a
- 11 Aug 2022 at 13:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db45cba9-d029-455a-b144-4a4b97acca95

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31549c72-9dda-478b-9fac-9f26944f577a
  21st July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db45cba9-d029-455a-b144-4a4b97acca95
  11th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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