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THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND

Futures Afloat

ConstructionCPV 34500000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published13 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Vard Group AS

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
futuresafloat@trinityhouse.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

The Corporation of Trinity House ("the Authority") has awarded two separate contracts-one contract per vessel-under its Futures Afloat programme for the design and construction of two state‑of‑the‑art, multi‑functional buoy handling vessels.

The Authority is the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

It is responsible for the provision and maintenance of lighthouses, light vessels, marine buoyage and other aids to navigation, and is one of three General Lighthouse Authorities serving the waters around the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Futures Afloat programme includes the replacement of Trinity House's ageing multi‑functional buoy tenders (MFTs).

The awarded contracts cover the full design and build of two identical vessels, which will replace THV Patricia and THV Galatea.

Contract Duration Scheduled Delivery of Vessel 1: 3 April 2029 Scheduled Delivery of Vessel 2: 29 October 2029 End date for warranty and defect rectification obligations Vessel 1: 3 April 2032 End date for warranty and defect rectification obligations Vessel 2: 29 October 2032 Contract Value Vessel 1: £100,859,780 Vessel 2: £92,418,040 Total value: £193,277,820

Requirements

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It is responsible for the provision

It is responsible for the provision and maintenance of lighthouses, light vessels, marine buoyage and other aids to navigation, and is one of three General Lighthouse Authorities serving the waters around the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d25
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
077130-2026
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