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To award a contract to enable
the Port Authority to undertake supply of Automatic Identification
System with recording, Time zero Coastal Monitoring record and
Replay, Time zero Coastal Monitoring single licence and consumable
materials. Circa £28k.
 
Decision:
After considering all options
available and after consultation with Procurement, Finance and
Legal , a decision has been made to
award a Contract to Charity & Taylor.

Reasons for the decision

Regulatory Framework: The
International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandates the use of AIS
under the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) regulations. Specifically,
AIS must be fitted on all ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards
engaged in international voyages, cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage
and upwards not engaged in international voyages, and all passenger
ships regardless of size.

Alternative options considered

The type of installation and
continued servicing of this equipment is very specialist in order
that it is installed and maintained correctly. It is very difficult
in this area to find companies with this type of specialism. When
one has been found, they have been found to be one person company
with the detail of the specialism not being evident.