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Supply of Marine Gas Oil to the Torpoint Ferries
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £862,380Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Mon 4 Sep 2017A deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Mon 4 Sep 2017, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 10 Oct 2017
- Region
- South West
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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The Torpoint Ferry service forms a vital link across the Tamar estuary between the town of Torpoint in Cornwall and the city of Plymouth in Devon. The crossing is jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council who operate 3 chain ferries at the location.
The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with service provision varying from a 3 ferry service at peak times to a single ferry overnight. Current 2-way traffic volume is approximately 2.4 million vehicles and 800k pedestrians and cyclists per annum.
The 3 ferries each use diesel engines fuelled by Marine Gas Oil (MGO) certified in accordance with Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) requirements. The Marine Gas Oil (MGO), certified in accordance with MCA requirements (density of 0.8557 and sulphur content of
03/ Classification
CPV codes
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- 09000000 09100000 09130000
- 09134000
04/ History
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One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 10 Oct 2017Contract notice
Contract notice published 10 October 2017.
Release 652add5b-355a-4d3f-8325-f58ce7e45b97
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
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