What the buyer wrote
Merseytravel wishes to procure up to 2 new passenger ferry vessels as part of our long term strategy to ensure the Mersey Ferries service is available for future generations to enjoy. Our procurement requirements currently assume we will acquire one vessel, but we may choose to procure 2 vessels should that be economically advantageous. In addition to the acquisition of the new vessel(s), Merseytravel is seeking to enter into long-term maintenance arrangements with the successful bidder, ideally to cover the entire design-life of the vessel(s). Whilst we have a good understanding or our final requirements, we are anxious to ensure that we use this procurement process to effectively engage …
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- New Mersey Ferry Project
- How they are buying
- Advertised, then negotiatedThe buyer talked terms with bidders rather than taking fixed offers.
- Type
- works
- Work starts
- 30 Sep 2019
- Work ends
- 1 Oct 2051
- Kind of work
- Transport and fleet
Who the buyer named
Procurement was the named contact on this notice.