Tender Details
Invitation to Offer - Marine Rescue Queensland Vessels
Business Name
Queensland Police Service
VP Reference #
VP488140
Buyers Reference #
QPS28062
Estimated Value
$Over 3M
Opens
Friday 14 November 2025 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes
Friday 12 December 2025 05:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED
Supplier query cut-off
Friday 05 December 2025 05:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision
Thursday 12 March 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Buyer Details
Business Name
Queensland Police Service
Location
40 Tank St
Brisbane City, Queensland 4000
Australia
WebSite:
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/
Business Info
Enhancing safety across Queensland stands as a fundamental commitment of the Queensland Police Service. Our focus remains on preventing, disrupting, and investigating matters affecting Queenslanders while strengthening our community engagement endeavours. Our goal is to instil a sense of security and trust, ensuring individuals feel empowered to rely on us for support whenever necessary.
Contact Details
The buyer has elected to have their personal and contact details hidden. These details will be revealed at the buyers discretion.
What the buyer is requesting
Details
The Customer is seeking to establish a Contract for the Design, Construction, and Supply of vessels for use by Marine Rescue Queensland.

The Customer is seeking innovation in developing the vessels to achieve the desired result, meet AMSA and ISO/CE standards, and Customer standards of Quality Assurance during the build process, while ensuring the final product fit for purpose for the Customer.
Background information / Compatibility requirements
Details
The Requirements and Specifications are comprised of four (4) categories. Suppliers may respond to one or more categories.

The Customer, is its absolute discretion reserves the right to:

a) Award or reject any Supplier Response in whole or part.

b) Award one, multiple or all categories to a single Supplier; and

c) Award different categories to different Suppliers.

For the avoidance of doubt, no Supplier has any entitlement or expectation that all, any or any combination of categories will be awarded to them.


Categories

• Category A is comprised of one (1) 10m Catamaran,

• Category B is comprised of three (3) 8.5m vessels.

• Category C is comprised of one (1) 7.6-meter vessel; and

• Category D is comprised of one (1) 7.5-meter vessel.
Supplier lists selected
Lists
  • Indust. Production, Manufacturing
  • Marine Transp. Products & Services
Categories selected
Categories
  • Industrial Production & Manufacturing Services
    1: Metal Fabrication & Welding
  • Marine Transport & Products & Services
    1: Vessels
Regions of Service
Locations
  • Queensland
    1: Brisbane
    2: Central West
    3: Darling Downs
    4: Far North
    5: Fitzroy
    6: Gold Coast
    7: Mackay
    8: North West
    9: Northern
    10: Offshore (QLD)
    11: South West
    12: Sunshine Coast
    13: West Moreton
    14: Wide Bay-Burnett

All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Information requested by others
17/Nov/2025 06:37 AM
Question:
Are New Zealand suppliers eligible to tender under the Australia and New Zealand Government Procurement Agreement (ANZGPA)

Answered on 17/Nov/2025 03:03 PM:


Good afternoon,

Thank you for your questions.

New Zealand suppliers eligible to tender for this procurement.


Kind Regards.
17/Nov/2025 02:24 PM
Question:
Can you confirm if the 10Catamaran has to be exactly 10mts in length or would 11mts be considered?

Also regarding the 7.5mt, 7.6mt and 8.5mt Rhibs - would you consider Fibreglass options?

Answered on 17/Nov/2025 03:06 PM:


Good afternoon,

Thank you for your questions.

The Customer will consider an alternative length of 11 meters for the Catamaran in Category A. However, Fiberglass will not be considered for the 7.5mt, 7.6mt and 8.5mt Rhibs.

Kind Regards,

Rachel
17/Nov/2025 05:21 PM
Question:
Hi Team,

In relation to power requirements.

Are you open to inboard engines?

Answered on 19/Nov/2025 02:30 PM:


Good afternoon,

Thank you for your question.

Please refer to Request for Information Response No 2 for answers to your question.

Kind Regards.
19/Nov/2025 01:31 PM
Question:
Category A vessel.

1. Are there usage profiles available that would assist in the sizing of generator, fuel tanks and house batteries. Specifically how many hours would you expect the vessel to operate each day with the AC running without engines running or shore power available.

2. If the vessel is supplied with Level Flotation and therefor not required by AMSA to be fitted with a life raft. Does the buyer still want a life raft supplied and fitted?

3. Noise and vibration. Can aft cabin door be assumed to be closed when completing noise trials?

Answered on 19/Nov/2025 02:30 PM:


Good afternoon,

Thank you for your questions.

Please refer to Request for Information Response No 2 for answers to your questions.

Kind Regards.
21/Nov/2025 11:22 AM
Question:
hello

From document: "Part_B-Draft_Contract_Details” page 6

Boat Builder and Ship Builders Insurance

Including but not limited to loss, damage and theft to a minimum value of $10,000,000 is required to be held and maintained during the Contract Term.

our builders risk insurance covers the price of the contract, is there some reason this amount is 10,000000

thanks

Answered on 01/Dec/2025 11:27 AM:


Good morning,

Thank you for your question.

Please refer to Request for Information No 3 for the response to your question.

Kind Regards.
27/Nov/2025 07:28 AM
Question:
The equipment lists provided asks for soft shell liferafts for these vessels, but the SOR at 7. b) for the Category B & D Vessels requests hard shell liferafts. Could you please clarify?

Answered on 01/Dec/2025 11:28 AM:


Good morning,

Thank you for your question.

Please refer to Addendum 02 and associated documents for the response to your question.

Kind Regards.
28/Nov/2025 12:14 PM
Question:
A 10-11 metre cat equipped as per specification, on a trailer, will have an AGT in excess of 4,500KG. A 70mm ball is rated to only 4,500KG. Please confirm coupling type required.

Trailers with an AGT in excess of 4,500KG become a Heavy Trailer, usually requiring an air actuated S cam braking system.

Does the tractor have a compatible air braking control system? What is the load rating of the boat ramp which is to be used?

Answered on 01/Dec/2025 11:27 AM:


Good morning,

Thank you for your question.

Please refer to Request for Information No 3 for the response to your question.

Kind Regards.
03/Dec/2025 01:56 PM
Question:
1.10 a) i) A) requests for the vessels to be delivered "Professionally Detailed" for delivery. Could you please confirm that this detailing is to occur prior to departure for delivery and not upon delivery of the vessels. We are conscious of the remoteness of these delivery locations and assuming strongly that a professional detailing service will not be available here.

Answered on 03/Dec/2025 02:53 PM:


Good afternoon,

Thank you for your question.

Please refer to Request for Information Response No 4 for answers to your question.

Kind Regards.
04/Dec/2025 02:19 PM
Question:
What is the trailer expectation for Category A - road registered or haul out?

Answered on 08/Dec/2025 10:59 AM:


Good afternoon,

Thank you for your question.

Please refer to Request for Information Response No 5 for answers to your question.

Kind Regards.
Updates made to this Request
17/Nov/2025 02:50 PM
Please note: The following addenda have been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) Addendum No 1.pdf

2. Added: (Addendum) Part D - Pricing Workbook_ v2.xlsx

Please consider these addenda when responding.

Suppliers are reminded that all communications must be through the Vendor Panel platform.

17/Nov/2025 03:05 PM
Please note the following document: Request for Information Response No 1. pdf has been added.

Please consider this document when responding.

Suppliers are reminded that all questions must be submitted via Vendor Panel.

19/Nov/2025 02:29 PM
Please note: The following document has been recently added.

1. Added: Request for Information Response No 2.pdf

Please consider this document when responding.

20/Nov/2025 03:36 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) Error Notice.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.

01/Dec/2025 11:26 AM
Please note: The following addenda have been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) Addendum No 2.pdf

2. Added: (Addendum) Attachment 2.A_ Category B Specifications v2.pdf

3. Added: (Addendum) Attachment 2.B _Category B_ Equipment List v2.xlsx

4. Added: (Addendum) Attachment 4.A_ Category D Specifications v2.pdf

5. Added: (Addendum) Attachment 4.B _Category D_ Equipment List v2.xlsx

6. Added: (Addendum) Request for Information Response No 3.pdf

Please consider these addenda when responding.

03/Dec/2025 02:52 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) Request for Information Response No 4.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.

08/Dec/2025 10:55 AM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) Request for Information Response No 5.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.