AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond awarded Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd a contract to salvage and dispose of the wrecked sailing yacht Aliunde in the Solent, including legally compliant final-destination paperwork.
Published outcomeA single active award for lot 1 is linked to an active contract. The contract was signed on 9 September 2026 and is scheduled to run from 10 September to 9 December 2026.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £285,556 excluding VAT (£342,667.20 including VAT). The requirement combines marine salvage with waste-related disposal compliance and allows weather-delay extensions up to 31 August 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £285,556 excluding VAT; £342,667.20 including VAT GBP · Active award linked to active contract
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Award 1 names Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd as supplier for related lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives values of GBP 285556 and amountGross GBP 342667.2.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 070638-2026 dated 2026-07-27.
Award announced
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Award record gives award_date 2026-08-26; release history records a contract award notice on that date.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-09-09.
Contract start
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-10.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication of notice 095805-2026 on 2026-10-09.
Published status
98% confidenceActive contract
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Award 1 and contract 1 are both marked active; the tender and lot are marked complete.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£285,556
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Contract 1 value.amount is 285556 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£342,667.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 342667.2 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award and sole lot; no separate lot-level value is published.
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There is one award and one contract, both identified as 1 and linked to lot 1; lot 1 has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Release history: Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 070638-2026.
Award date
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-08-26.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-09.
Scheduled initial term
99% confidence10 September 2026 to 9 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-10 and endDate is 2026-12-09.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-08-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSalvage and disposal of the wrecked sailing yacht Aliunde in the Solent.
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Disposal compliance
99% confidenceDisposal must include final-destination paperwork compliant with UK law.
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Process description explicitly requires full final destination paperwork compliant to UK law.
Service classifications
99% confidenceSalvage and refloating services; refuse and waste related services.
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Award item classifications list CPV 63725000 and CPV 90500000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender data states procurementMethod: open.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethodDetails: Competitive flexible procedure.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists one lot, id 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence10 September 2026 to 9 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceExtensions may be granted only by the contracting authority where there is evidence of delay caused by unsafe weather conditions.
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Contract 1 renewal description.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery risk focus
96% confidenceThe extension mechanism identifies unsafe weather as a potential delivery-delay risk for this marine salvage requirement.
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Contract renewal description permits extensions only with evidence of delay caused by unsafe weather conditions.
Compliance component
99% confidenceFinal-destination documentation is an explicit deliverable alongside physical salvage and disposal.
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Process description requires full final destination paperwork compliant to UK law.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
96% confidenceThe source supplier name is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data, but it is a named GB-PPON supplier identifier and is not flagged as malformed or address-like.
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supplier_identity_status is not_applicable; verified company fields are null; supplier identifier is GB-PPON PQDX-5535-GNTM; mismatch and address-like flags are false.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value_amount are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale are provided.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signature and start dates.
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-09, startDate is 2026-09-10, and contract details notice publication is 2026-10-09.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data; supplier identity is supported here by the published GB-PPON identifier rather than a verified company record.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, other bidders, bid prices, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and detailed pricing.
- The notice does not provide a detailed work programme, milestones or specific disposal destination.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Aliunde salvage contractTrinity HouseSevern Seas Shipping Co Ltdyacht salvagemarine disposalSolent procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Aliunde salvage and disposal contract?
Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd was named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £285,556 excluding VAT and £342,667.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial published term runs from 10 September 2026 to 9 December 2026. Weather-related extensions may be possible up to 31 August 2027.
What work is included?
The requirement covers salvage and disposal of the wrecked sailing yacht Aliunde in the Solent, including compliant final-destination paperwork.
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