Published date: 13 August 2020

This notice was replaced on 1 February 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 1 February 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Chain - 44540000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£550,000

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN481253-14530110

Published date

13 August 2020

Closing date

30 September 2020

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mike Shillaber

Address

County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Telephone

+44 1872322716

Email

Mike.Shillaber@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk