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title: "Main Chain Supply for the Torpoint Ferries"
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# Main Chain Supply for the Torpoint Ferries

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ad2326f-1402-4262-936b-a3559b4d1ffb

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## Summary

The Cornwall Council is seeking suppliers for the "Main Chain Supply for the Torpoint Ferries," an essential procurement in the transport industry located in the South West of England. This open procedure tender aims to supply four pairs of chains and an additional length of 150 metres for the Torpoint ferries, critical components that ensure their operation across the Tamar Estuary. The tender period closed on 30 September 2020, and the contract is set to begin on 1 April 2021, continuing until 31 March 2025. The total value of the contract is £550,000.

This opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for SMEs engaged in manufacturing or supplying chain products. Companies with expertise in high-strength chains suitable for transport operations would be well-positioned to compete. Given the long lead times for chain supplies, businesses that can offer quick turnaround times and consistent quality will find this contract accessible and beneficial for expanding their market presence.

## Notice

The three Torpoint ferries each use two 655 metre lengths of chain to guide and propel each ferry across the Tamar Estuary. A driven chain wheel grips each chain and pulls the vessel through the water. The chains are normally changed after 3 years in service to maintain their functional requirement and to stay within the Lloyds Register tolerances for acceptable wear. This change periodicity is not binding and is dependent on actual wear, whether that be slower or faster than predicted. The chains are critical to the operation of the ferries and, due to the usual relatively long lead times involved in supply, it has been normal practice to have a spare available at Torpoint in the event of a defect requiring a chain change. This procurement exercise is intended to cover the supply of the next 4 pairs of chains and a further 150M length of chain to enable replacement of the tunnel chains that attach the main chains to the counterweight gantries. The relevant documentation and all formal communications or queries regarding this opportunity, must only be accessed or made via the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk portal under Project Reference DN481253.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d41f27a-52cb-481d-b043-f3c77c3b9245 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £550,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £461,063 |
| 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 | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WILLIAM HACKETT CHAIN PRODUCTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 44540000 - Chain

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2021 at 13:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d41f27a-52cb-481d-b043-f3c77c3b9245
- 13 Aug 2020 at 11:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/073f8376-018a-41bc-ada8-55a8599bcddc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d41f27a-52cb-481d-b043-f3c77c3b9245
  1st February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/073f8376-018a-41bc-ada8-55a8599bcddc
  13th August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

## Provenance

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