Project record

Swansea Morfa Quay and New Cut Road pontoons

Participation
Awarded
Participation checked

Swansea signed the GBP 411,775.70 excluding-VAT two-pontoon contract on 15 July; the August amendment revised its start to 5 August, retaining a 2 October end, with site completion and acceptance unconfirmed

Participation source

Swansea signed Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd for the design, supply and fixing of two River Tawe pontoons at Morfa Quay and New Cut Road. The GBP 411,775.70 excluding-VAT contract was signed on 15 July 2026. The 4 August change notice revised its start to 5 August; the compiled contract retains a 2 October end and GBP 494,130.84 including VAT. Site possession, fabrication, installation, commissioning and acceptance remain unconfirmed.

Completed floating pontoon and gangway on the River Tawe from Inland and Coastal Marina Systems' separate 2023 Swansea project

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems; exact 2023 River Tawe predecessor installation, not the 2026 Morfa Quay and New Cut Road works or current progress

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.

Subject index

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
City and County of Swansea
Procurement references
CCS/25/260; ITT_121772; ocds-h6vhtk-05f067; 080461-2025; 081483-2025; 073261-2026; 073899-2026
Delivery parties
Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd - confirmed design, supply and fixing contractor, Pontoon fabrication, piling or anchoring, transport, lifting, shore-interface and testing lower tiers - no organization disclosed
Contract route
Reference CCS/25/260, OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05f067. The open tender 080461-2025 was published on 8 December 2025; correction 081483-2025 on 10 December extended submissions from 7 to 21 January 2026. Documents were listed as ITT_121772 on eTenderWales. UK7 073261-2026, published on 3 August, records Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd and signature on 15 July. UK10 073899-2026, published on 4 August, changes the contract start. Complete bidding, technical and signed-contract attachments have not been obtained.
Execution window
The official compiled contract gives 5 August to 2 October 2026. UK10 073899-2026 changed only the start-date field to 5 August and restated the same value; the compiled history retains the earlier 2 October end and 15 July signature. UK7 had reported 20 July to 2 October. The tender's 2 February to 30 April plan is earlier procurement history. These administrative dates have passed; actual mobilisation, installation, commissioning and accepted completion remain unconfirmed.
Works package
The contract covers design, supply and fixing of two River Tawe pontoons, one at Morfa Quay and one at New Cut Road. Swansea's Lower Swansea Valley programme separately identifies two new River Tawe pontoons as part of the area plan. The public award fields do not disclose pontoon dimensions, gangway scope, piles or anchors, shore-side civil works, utilities, navigation provisions, accessibility equipment or acceptance criteria.
Marine interfaces
The two-site package combines floating access systems with tidal-river levels, existing quay edges, shore connections, navigation and public access. Delivery is likely to require survey, approved design, fabrication, transport, lifting or launching, restraint or anchoring, gangway and shore-interface work, and commissioning at each site; those are delivery interfaces, not confirmed lower-tier appointments or proven physical activities.
Commercial evidence boundary
The signed value is GBP 411,775.70 excluding VAT and GBP 494,130.84 including VAT. The earlier estimate was GBP 449,999 excluding VAT and GBP 539,998 including VAT. Comparison with that estimate is a procurement baseline only, not a verified saving or final account. Variations, certified payments, retention, package-level subcontract values and final quantities remain undisclosed.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

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

Legal award

CCS/25/260 Morfa Quay and New Cut Road pontoons

Named party
Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
Find a Tender notice 073261-2026 records signature on 15 July 2026 and GBP 411,775.70 excluding VAT. Source
Two-site scope

One pontoon at Morfa Quay and one at New Cut Road

Named party
City and County of Swansea and Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The award notice fixes design, supply and fixing of two pontoons at the two named locations. Source
Amended administrative period

5 August to 2 October 2026

Named party
City and County of Swansea and Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
UK10 revised the start to 5 August; the compiled history retains the 2 October end. Mobilisation, installation, commissioning and accepted completion remain unconfirmed. Source
Relevant delivery precedent

Separate 2023 River Tawe mixed-use pontoon and gangway

Named party
Swansea Council and Inland and Coastal Marina Systems
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The contractor documents a prior River Tawe installation; it establishes local system experience but is not part of the 2026 contract. Source
Lower-tier delivery chain

Fabrication, anchors or piles, transport, lifting, shore works and testing

Named party
No lower-tier organization named
Evidence status
Undisclosed
Source position
The reviewed procurement, owner and contractor sources identify no contract-specific subcontractor or supplier.
Physical delivery

Fabrication, installation, commissioning and acceptance at both sites

Named party
City and County of Swansea and Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
No cited source proves site possession, fabrication progress, installation, commissioning, completion or owner acceptance.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

Open this project in the Change Log

Contract amendment revised the administrative start date

UK10 changed the start to 5 August and restated the same contract value. The compiled history retains the 2 October end and 15 July signature, with physical delivery unconfirmed.

Source

Find a Tender publishes the two-pontoon award

UK7 recorded signature on 15 July, the signed values and an initial 20 July to 2 October contract period. Actual fabrication, installation and acceptance remained unconfirmed.

Source

Swansea signs contract CCS/25/260

Swansea signed the two-site design, supply and fixing contract with Inland and Coastal Marina Systems UK Ltd after the original February-to-April delivery plan had passed.

Source

Tender correction extended the historical submission deadline

The correction extended submissions to 21 January 2026 while retaining the February-to-April delivery plan and GBP 449,999 excluding-VAT estimate. Contract CCS/25/260 subsequently established a separate signed value and administrative period.

Source

Two-pontoon design and supply competition published

The initial tender described two River Tawe pontoons, a GBP 449,999 excluding-VAT estimate and a 7 January submission deadline, later extended by correction.

Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Site possession and accepted programme for both locations
  • Approved pontoon, gangway, anchoring and shore-interface design
  • Fabrication release, yard progress and transport plan
  • Morfa Quay installation and commissioning evidence
  • New Cut Road installation and commissioning evidence
  • Navigation, tidal, public-access and accessibility controls
  • Named fabrication, piling, anchoring, lifting and civil lower tiers
  • Variations, final value, practical completion and owner acceptance

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Reporting status

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