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NICTS Appointment of a Broker to commission the sale of an arrested shipping vessel

Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 21:56.

Opportunity overview

The Chief Enforcement Officer, in their capacity as Admiralty Marshal pursuant to Schedule 1, Order 75 of the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, executed a Warrant of Arrest against a vessel in May 2026. The vessel has remained berthed in Belfast Harbour since then. An Order for the sale of the vessel was made in July 2026, followed by a further Order in August 2026 directing the Admiralty Marshal to commission the appraisement and sale of the vessel. The authority for the Admiralty Marshal to undertake these functions arises under Order 75. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) is required to appoint a provider to deal with the appraisal and sale.

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.

Withheld Section 94 Supplier

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Contract value
£175k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£210k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Location
Withheld Town, UKN06, BT3 9ED, 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
DOJ DAC 03/26
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
There are direct award justifications provided for under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the PA 2023 which permit a Contracting Authority to award a public contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier and the following conditions are met:- Where— (a) the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and (b) as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure. NICTS has been tasked with sourcing a broker to appraise the vessel ready for sale and delays in appointing the broker will increase the overall costs to the NICTS which are payable from the sale. There is a time pressure to secure the sale of the vessel as soon as practical, as daily mooring fees are being incurred and the totality of these fees is deducted from the sale value of the vessel. At this stage the value of the vessel is unappraised as NICTS cannot engage an independent valuer until the broker is appointed. Furthermore, a skeleton crew must remain onboard the vessel until it is sold. This is a mandatory requirement in line with Maritime Law and Health and Safety requirements of Belfast Harbour. Weekly berthing costs are therefore accruing, as well as the crew’s wages which the creditor has agreed to pay, so it is therefore imperative that the vessel is sold before the costs outweigh the sale value. A competitive tender competition would therefore not be seen as demonstrating best value for money (VFM). In addition, it is noted that the supplier is also the appointed provider within GB mainland and their costs are set in UK legislation under Practice Direction 61 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The costs for this provision are exactly as set out in said legislation, therefore demonstrating VFM.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency
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
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS)
Id
GB-PPON-PXVL-5725-DTPW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXVL-5725-DTPW

Address

Street Address
Laganside House, 23 - 27 Oxford Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3LA
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
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery-Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Withheld Section 94 Supplier
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Address

Street Address
Withheld address line 1
Locality
Withheld Town
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63522000
Description
Ship brokerage services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Name
Withheld Section 94 Supplier

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
NICTS Appointment of a Broker to commission the sale of an arrested shipping vessel
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The requirement to establish and publish at least three KPIs does not apply to this contract as its value is below the £5 million including VAT threshold specified under the Procurement Act 2023. Contract performance will be managed through agreed outputs, supplier engagement, and standard contract management processes, which are considered proportionate to the value, risk and nature of the requirement.

Period

Starts
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
210,000
Amount
175,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085387-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Sept 2026, 13:28
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 3LA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 080714-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 081607-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 085387-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·