Contract awardedCrane hire

Crane Hire for removal and re installation of Port Dock Gates

Sunderland City Council
North East
Invited to quote
6 April 2026 to 6 September 2026

Hire of a crane and associated lifting support to lift No. 1 Dock Gates, then re-site the same gates. The work is a single asset relocation operation, rather than a recurring lifting service.

Awarded value: Not published; No value in the notice
Published: 6 April 2026
Awarded: 6 April 2026; Mammoet UK
Contract length: 5 months; Ends 6 September 2026

What the contract covers

Provision of specialist heavy-lift crane hire and lifting support for removing, relocating and reinstalling dock gates.

Hire for lifting of No 1 Dock Gates at the Port of Sunderland
Subsequent re-siting of the Dock Gates

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 5 months
Contract dates: 6 April 2026 to 6 September 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated

Services in this contract

Crane hire and contract liftingMain service£197k typicalCrane hire to lift and re-site port dock gates

Lifecycle

Published
6 April 2026
Contract awardedto Mammoet UK
6 April 2026
Contract starts
6 April 2026
Contract ends
6 September 2026

The buyer

Sunderland City Council

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The supplier

Mammoet UK

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3880490/crane-hire-for-removal-and-re-installation-of-port-dock-gates
Buyer reference: OPEN2026194
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Sunderland City Council. Crane Hire for removal and re installation of Port Dock Gates. Contract award, 6 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3880490/crane-hire-for-removal-and-re-installation-of-port-dock-gates (accessed 5 November 2026).