Hybrid Battery Replacement

Tender description

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is seeking to appoint a single supplier for a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Replacement Hybrid Batteries for the MV Lochinvar with options included for MV Hallaig and MV Catriona. Lot 1: The Hybrid Battery Systems installed on MV Lochinvar, MV Hallaig and MV Catriona are reaching their end of useful life. It is our intention to replace these systems with new supportable equivalent of the same or better capacity/performance to the original. The Battery System shall include the Battery and any associated equipment/systems required to interface the Battery with the vessels control/management system(s) and allow installation of the Batteries within the vessels. The planned installation dates for the Battery Systems are as follows (these may be subject to change): MV Lochinvar – March 2023 MV Hallaig – September 2023 (possibly September 2024) MV Catriona – December 2024 (possibly December 2025) The MV Lochinvar shall be considered as a firm requirement of this Framework, the MV Hallaig and the MV Catriona are included as options only to be taken up in the future at CFL's sole discretion. The Framework shall run for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for further 2 x 12 month periods. It shall automatically expire when all optional purchases have been made.