Project record

Burry Port pontoon floats

Participation
Awarded
Participation checked

Solent Marine holds a GBP 72,600 float award.

Participation source

Carmarthenshire County Council directly awarded Solent Marine Ltd a goods contract for replacement floats for Burry Port Harbour's pontoons. Find a Tender notice 021723-2026 records GBP 72,600 excluding VAT, GBP 87,120 including VAT, signature on 9 March 2026 and a contract period from 16 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. The official records do not publish the float count, dimensions, compatibility design, delivery sequence, installation party, commissioning or owner acceptance.

Burry Port Harbour marina and existing floating pontoons in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire County Council; existing-harbour and masterplan context, not the 2026 replacement-float contract, delivery, installation or acceptance evidence

Location

United Kingdom / Europe

Segment

Marinas, pontoons and berthing infrastructure

Phase

Award / Confirmed

Last checked

14 October 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Marinas, pontoons and berthing infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Carmarthenshire County Council - contracting authority, harbour owner and statutory harbour authority
Procurement references
ocds-h6vhtk-066726; 021723-2026
Delivery parties
Solent Marine Ltd - confirmed supplier of replacement pontoon floats, Compatibility design, fabrication, transport, removal, installation, disposal, inspection and commissioning lower tiers - no organization disclosed
Contract route
The council used a below-threshold direct procedure without competition under Find a Tender OCID ocds-h6vhtk-066726. One lot was awarded to one SME supplier. The UK7 notice was published on 11 March 2026 after the contract was signed on 9 March. Sell2Wales records one offer and the same supplier; neither service establishes a downstream installation appointment.
Execution window
The contract runs from 16 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. This three-year administrative period does not prove fabrication release, individual call-offs, delivery to site, removal of existing floats, installation, commissioning, acceptance or final account. No public milestone schedule or completed quantity was found.
Works package
The published description is limited to replacement floats for Burry Port Harbour's pontoons. The goods award uses CPV 34515000 for floating structures and 50246000 for harbour-equipment maintenance services. Float quantity, material, dimensions, buoyancy, connection compatibility, restraint system, utilities, spares, installation, disposal and acceptance criteria are undisclosed.
Marine interfaces
Replacement floats must fit the operating marina's pontoon geometry, restraints, freeboard, vessel loading, tidal range and access. Survey, compatibility checks, berth closures, lifting or launching, removal, reconnection and testing remain plausible interfaces; no cited source proves a package, lower tier or site activity.
Commercial evidence boundary
This supply contract fixes GBP 72,600 excluding VAT and GBP 87,120 including VAT. Sell2Wales reports one offer and one supplier. The value is a supply-contract baseline, not a per-float rate, installed value, paid amount or final account because quantity, installation scope, variations and payment records are not published. It must not be added to the separate GBP 425,000 Kaymac works, GBP 48,848 Anthony D. Bates consultancy or GBP 1 million capital allocation without an owner reconciliation.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Legal award

Replacement pontoon floats at Burry Port Harbour

Named party
Solent Marine Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The UK7 notice and OCDS record name Solent Marine Ltd, company number 02612394, and record signature on 9 March 2026. Source
Commercial baseline

One-lot replacement-float goods contract

Named party
Carmarthenshire County Council and Solent Marine Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
Find a Tender records GBP 72,600 excluding VAT and GBP 87,120 including VAT; Sell2Wales reports one offer and one supplier. Source
Published scope

Replacement floats for the harbour's pontoons

Named party
Carmarthenshire County Council and Solent Marine Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The procurement description and floating-structures classification confirm replacement floats, but publish no quantity or specification. Source
Installation chain

Removal, lifting or launching, installation, reconnection and disposal

Named party
No installation contractor or lower tier named
Evidence status
Undisclosed
Source position
The award is primarily classified as goods and no cited record assigns installation or related marine works to Solent Marine or another party.
Physical delivery and closeout

Manufacture, delivery, installation, commissioning and acceptance

Named party
Carmarthenshire County Council and Solent Marine Ltd
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
No cited public record reports manufacture, delivered quantity, site activity, commissioning, owner acceptance, completion or final account.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Sell2Wales published the award

The Welsh procurement record corroborates one offer, one supplier and GBP 87,120 including VAT without adding quantity or delivery evidence.

Source

Find a Tender award

The UK7 notice fixes Solent Marine, signed values, direct route and contract period while leaving technical scope and physical progress open.

Source

Council signed the contract

The signed award establishes the supplier and commercial baseline while manufacture, delivery, installation, commissioning and owner acceptance remain unverified.

Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Purchase schedule, float count, dimensions, material and buoyancy specification
  • Compatibility design for existing pontoons, piles, restraints, services and gangways
  • Manufacture, inspection, delivery and storage evidence
  • Removal, disposal and replacement sequence by berth or pontoon run
  • Named installation, lifting, marine-plant and commissioning parties
  • Marina access restrictions, owner inspection and acceptance
  • Call-offs, variations, paid value, completion and final account
  • Owner reconciliation with separate Burry Port dredging and capital packages

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Reporting status

Project phase
Award
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
14 October 2026
Cited sources
6

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