Our clients include some of the most
respected international names in specialist vessel and small craft construction and operation
Tender Management
The preparation of a professional Invitation To Tender package and the management of the tender process requires significant experience and resources.
We support government agencies and professional organisations by helping to prepare the statement of requirements for a new boat, to prepare the PQQ, RFI and ITT documentation and when required to manage the tendering process, including evaluation of proposals for technical, commercial, management and quality aspects.
A typical project would include;
- Develop the Statements of Requirements
- Prepare the RFI or PQQ package
- Prepare the ITT package
- Evaluate Responses
- Prepare Clarification Questions
- Support Clarification and Contract Meetings
In September 2020 following a competitive tendering process, Vectis Marine Design was awarded a 2 year contract to provide naval architecture support to the CalMac fleet of 33 ferries that serve the western islands of Scotland.
Vectis has a long standing relationship with Safehaven Marine, the Cork, Ireland-based designer and builder of pilot boats, workboats and military vessels. In recent months this has included Vectis supporting Safehaven's development of the innovative XSV20 hybrid craft of which two have now been delivered.
In June 2019, Vectis was awarded a 3 year contract by the Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland to provide technical support to government-owned ferries in the province. The ferries include vehicle and passenger ferries and the award follows support provided to the DfI by Vectis over several years via the previous contract holder.
Vectis has recently completed the structural design of two new high performance and weight critical advanced composite craft thereby consolidating our in-house structural design capability in both composites and metals. These craft follow the structural design of a novel 22m high speed craft and a next-generation 8m RIB both in advanced composite materials with infused and cored structural elements. This advanced composite design capability is available to other naval architects, boat designers and boat builders.