Construction Contract Leads
South East
Category Goods
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 5th Nov 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-07b3c1 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Cranes |
| Procurement Method | Restricted procedure |
| Value | - |
South East
Category Goods
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 5th Nov 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-07b3c1 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Cranes |
| Procurement Method | Restricted procedure |
| Value | - |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
KBS Maritime Ltd
Victory Building, Room 233, The Parade, HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
PO1 3LS
SCStrategy [at] kbsmaritime.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ31 - Portsmouth
National registration number
13289372
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Crane Provision Framework
Reference number
Crane Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42414100 - Cranes
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
KBS Maritime is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework for complete third-party crane services in support of Alongside Services operations. The Framework will supplement, not replace, KBS internal Heavy Lift capability and will provide planned surge, operational resilience, out-of-hours support, concurrent-lift capacity and specialist crane capability. This Framework will also cover the supply of Crane Operatives where required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45510000 - Hire of cranes with operator
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Main site or place of performance
Portsmouth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
KBS Maritime is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework for complete third-party crane services in support of Alongside Services operations. The Framework will supplement, not replace, KBS internal Heavy Lift capability and will provide planned surge, operational resilience, out-of-hours support, concurrent-lift capacity and specialist crane capability. This Framework will also cover the supply of Crane Operatives where required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 拢4,000,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
A further 2 year extension may be applied.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As per the Procurement Documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per the Procurement Documents
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
3 December 2026
Local time
3:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
KBS Maritime
Portsmouth
Country
United Kingdom
