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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Caversham Lakes Boat Hoist

Community ServicesCPV 50111000
Value£2,372,500
Deadline6 Oct 2026
Published18 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide

£2,372,500 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 18 Aug 2026ClosedCloses 6 Oct 2026
Who to contact
network.procurement@defra.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

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Contract value in context
£2.4mtotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY has published 4 Repair & Maintenance notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

This opportunity is for the provision of services to operate our 50 tonne Wise boat hoist in the vicinity of Caversham Lakes, Reading.

Under a covenant the service is to provide a 5 day a week 9am-5pm lifting service for Kennet and Thames Marina including a pressure washing service.

Additionally, we require a provider to offer a booking/ payment service for lifts, management of contractor risk assessment and insurance coming onto site and experience in choking boats on hardstanding.

This contract will also include the Servicing, Maintenance and Repair of the hoist.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Under a covenant the service is

Under a covenant the service is to provide a 5 day a week 9am-5pm lifting service for Kennet and Thames Marina including a pressure washing service.

02

Additionally, we require a provider to offer

Additionally, we require a provider to offer a booking/ payment service for lifts, management of contractor risk assessment and insurance coming onto site and experience in choking boats on hardstanding.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aa22
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
078402-2026
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