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.Tender Preparation
The preparation of a winning response to a tender takes dedicated expertise and resource and we support prime contractors and boat builders to respond to such tenders.
This can include some or all of the following elements;
- Develop a new or existing Design to meet the Requirements
- Complete their RFI/PQQ response
- Prepare their Technical Proposal
- Prepare their Project Plan and Management/Quality Plan
- Prepare their Project Cost Estimate and Pricing
- Prepare their Executive Summary, Capability Statement, etc.
We have a good success rate with tender responses and proposals that we have prepared. These may include the preliminary design package for a new design, or one based on an existing design or hull form.