Procurement Analysis
CMAL awards a multi-year port inspection contract
IMWO original inspections engineering diagram from the cited primary records
CMAL has awarded Haskoning a £411,713.80 port-inspection contract excluding VAT. Its above-water, intertidal and submerged scope requires consistent asset references across different access methods and survey teams.
The register provides a three-year initial contract period
The 13 October award notice records conclusion on 12 October and eight tenders. CMAL's contract register gives a 19 October 2026 start and 19 October 2029 end, with up to 60 months of extension. The scope includes piers, slipways, harbour walls, linkspans, passenger-access systems, dolphins, piling and approach structures across western Scotland and the Western Isles. The corrected tender deadline was 24 August; this procurement has reached award.
The survey sequence affects the condition assessment
A berth inspection combines observations from different elevations and access methods. Tidal exposure changes which steelwork, concrete faces and connections can be examined. Below-water work needs a survey plan that can be matched to the same asset identifiers used on shore. A defect recorded against an unidentified pile or connection is difficult to price into a repair package. The field programme therefore needs common location references before the teams divide by access method.
Evidence conclusion
A consistent defect record supports repair procurement
The buyer can require each defect entry to carry its location, inspection date, method, dimensions, imagery and recommended intervention priority. The corresponding asset record should retain inaccessible areas and the access needed for a return visit. That allows a repair designer to distinguish a measured defect from an area awaiting inspection, and lets the owner combine similar work into a practical marine-access package. Completion of the appointed survey programme and delivery of condition reports will establish the actual coverage achieved.
Outstanding evidence
- Asset identifiers and above-water/below-water survey coverage
- Condition reports, defect dimensions and repair priorities
- Inaccessible areas, return visits and approved programme
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Sources used 3
- OCT566559: Port Infrastructure Principal Inspections award CMAL / Public Contracts Scotland, 13 October 2026; concluded 12 October
- JUL559742: inspection scope, scoring and deadline correction CMAL / Public Contracts Scotland, 8 July 2026; amendment 23 July
- CMAL0350 contract register, ID845572 CMAL / Public Contracts Scotland, Award 12 October; start 19 October 2026