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Tender: Lease of Three Norfolk Island Passenger Transfer Vessels with Storage Licence

Released 3 days ago

Closes27 Nov 2026

Est. valueEstimate$30K to $120K

LocationFederal

AgencyDepartment of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

SourceAusTender

CategoryTransport & Logistics

Reference10033612

TypeRequest for Tender

Published2 Nov 2026

22 days leftCloses Fri, 27 Nov 2026

About

The Commonwealth is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced marine operator to enter a peppercorn lease for three Commonwealth-owned Norfolk Island Passenger Transfer Vessels (PTVs), including their associated cradles, trailers and supporting equipment, and to hold a separate licence to occupy Commonwealth land for storage of the PTVs and their cradles and trailers under a peppercorn licence fee arrangement.

Tender breakdown

From 7 documents

vessel operations and maintenance (passenger transfer)Demise charter party (lump sum | other)

Annual charter fee AUD $1.00 (peppercorn); licence also peppercornstated value

TodayBriefing12 NovQuestions close20 NovCloses27 NovStart10 Dec

Watch out for6

You bear all operational and financial risks (maintenance, storage, insurance, AMSA compliance) while owning none of the assets — peppercorn rent is offset by full responsibility for costs and liabilities.

PTVs must be kept in AMSA Class 1C survey; modifications affecting stability or certificate validity require Commonwealth written agreement.

Licensed Area is on the Commonwealth Heritage List — additional heritage or council requirements may apply.

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