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Conventional Pilot Vessel
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 16 Mar 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
To ensure a dedicated 24/7, 365 pilotage service can be offered to both Port of Tyne and River Tyne stakeholders, the port currently operates two (all weather) dedicated Pilot vessels and one survey vessel for use in limited sea conditions. The current pilot vessels are 16 and 24-years' old and are of conventional diesel engines. Port of Tyne also has an all-electrical pilot vessel in design and build phase, which is due for delivery within 2026.
The current duty cycle (single act of Pilot boarding / landing) is approximately ten-miles, three-miles within sheltered waters and seven-miles in open sea.
New certification requirements under the Workboat Code 3 (Edition 3) standards, relating to Pilot Vessels will require the existing fleet to undergo significant modifications from 2026 to meet compliance with these standards and Port of Tyne are therefore looking to supplement the current fleet of pilot vessels with a new conventional diesel engine.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 34500000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 11 Dec 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 11 December 2025.
Deadline in this release: Mon 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
Release 082165-2025
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Notice published 10 February 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 011915-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Mar 2026Notice
Notice published 16 March 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 023520-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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07/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f436
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Sat 4 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
- Read at
- Tue 13 Oct 2026, 19:43 BST
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