Crane Provision Framework
- Buyer
- KBS Maritime Ltd
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Closes
- 3 December 2026
- Where
- Portsmouth, the South East
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
KBS Maritime wants to set up a framework of approved crane companies to provide extra crane services alongside its own in-house Heavy Lift team, supporting Alongside Services operations. The framework will also cover supplying crane operators where needed. The estimated value is £4,000,000.
What the buyer wants
• Provide third-party crane services to supplement KBS Maritime's in-house Heavy Lift capability in support of Alongside Services operations. • Provide planned surge capacity, out-of-hours support, concurrent-lift capacity and specialist crane capability when called upon. • Supply Crane Operatives where required.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not list specific qualifications or requirements, but a £4,000,000 multi-supplier framework needing specialist crane capability, out-of-hours cover and concurrent-lift capacity would most likely rule out small businesses without a substantial crane fleet and operator workforce.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
The notice doesn't name a website for bids. Ask the buyer how to apply, using the contact on the official notice.
Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.
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