UKSBS PR18116 Marine Brokerage Services

Tender description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 27th September 2018 at 11:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. UKRI, through its component Research Council, the NERC, currently operates a fleet of 4 vessels undertaking a range of oceanographic science and logistics operations worldwide including the re-supply of the UK's Antarctic stations. It has a requirement to obtain marine brokerage services to handle a range of activities related to its fleet to include: (a) disposal, by sale, of vessels surplus to requirements; (b) chartering in of vessels; (c) chartering out of its vessels and (d) the valuation of vessels. As the above services are non-core activities, UKRI wishes to select marine brokers on a fixed term contract - for an initial term of three years, with two optional one year extensions.