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DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of Spare and Replacement Parts and Specialist Engineering Services for Voith Schneider Propulsion Systems

Department for Infrastructure · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 08:36.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI), Public Transport Operations, is directly responsible for the operation of Strangford Lough Ferry Service utilising two large passenger vessels: MV Portaferry II and MV Strangford II. Both vessels are owned by the Department and must undergo an annual inspection by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) prior to the issuing of a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (PSSC) - required for the ferry service to be legally operated. Part of this inspection focuses on the vessel machinery and compliance with manufacturer maintenance schedule. It is the Department's intention to award a 3-year contract for the supply of spare and replacement parts (including the provision of support) for the Voith Propulsion Systems in the vessels at a total cost of up to £702k.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

VOITH TURBO LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£702k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£842.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH SC038144
Location
Perth, UKM77, PH1 3TW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DAC-0195
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 provides justification of a Direct Award when the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract - (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Both vessels must undergo an annual inspection by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) prior to the issuing of a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (PSSC) - required for the ferry service to be legally operated. Part of this inspection focuses on the vessel machinery and compliance with manufacturer maintenance schedule. Due to the specialist parts and services required for the maintenance of Voith Propulsion Systems in the vessel, Voith Turbo Limited are the only Supplier to ensure the vessels meet requirements necessary to ensure continued passenger ship operation in accordance with legislation as set by MCA.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Infrastructure
Id
GB-PPON-PYQH-8789-DZPG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYQH-8789-DZPG

Address

Street Address
James House, 2 - 4 Cromac Avenue
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 2JA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
VOITH TURBO LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-SC038144

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
SC038144

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPDR-9695-MRGY

Address

Street Address
C/O Green Highland Renewables Inveralmond Road
Locality
Perth
Postal Code
PH1 3TW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM77

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34520000
Description
Boats
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-SC038144
Name
VOITH TURBO LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
4 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The contract value is below £5 million including VAT. There are robust Conditions of Contract in place to address any performance issues.

Period

Starts
7 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Sept 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
842,400
Amount
702,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084822-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 12:00
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT7 2JA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 068026-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 068344-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 084822-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·