Gas oils

Tender description

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 2 400 000 vehicles and 800 000 pedestrians and cyclists per annum. The requirement is for the specified Marine Gas Oil to be regularly and safely delivered, directly into the individual Ferry fuel tanks at necessary intervals to maintain the service for an initial Contract duration period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. The Marine Gas Oil (MGO), certified in accordance with MCA requirements (density of 0.8557 and sulphur content of <0.1ppm), is required to be delivered to site on demand. Historically, this is a delivery of 20 000 litres every 3 weeks, which is discharged directly into the storage tanks of the receiving ferry. The timing of delivery (Monday to Thursday starting no earlier than 9:30 and completing by 13:00) is dictated by the operational and safety case requirements to fuel the ferries during the planned ‘out of service’ periods.