Buy boats and marine equipment the way you would buy any other capital asset — with a clear specification, a vetted shortlist and a build process that runs to time and budget.
The brief
Marine procurement goes wrong in predictable ways. Specifications are written too loosely or copied from the last build. Yards are picked on familiarity rather than fit. Variations creep in during build. Handover comes and the boat does almost what was wanted, but not quite, and the warranty conversation has already started.
The service is straightforward: an experienced commercial and technical buyer working on your side from the first specification through to acceptance. The point is to remove the avoidable surprises.
Who it's for
- Public sector buyers procuring RIBs, workboats or patrol craft under a competitive tender.
- Commercial operators replacing or extending a fleet of small craft.
- Charter, training and rescue organisations writing a new build specification.
- End user buyers who need an independent view on a yard's proposal.
Scope of work
How it runs
- Discovery. What the boat is for, how it will be used, who will use it, and what success looks like at handover.
- Specification. Drafted, reviewed with you, then frozen before tender goes out.
- Tender. Issued to a shortlist, managed through Q&A, scored consistently.
- Award. Recommendation with the reasoning written down for your records.
- Build. Progress meetings, design clarifications, variation control.
- Acceptance. Trials, snag list, handover paperwork, warranty starting point.
Specification work pays for itself by the second tender response. Build oversight pays for itself the first time a variation gets pushed back.
Independent and impartial
I do not take referral fees, kickbacks or commissions from yards or suppliers. You pay me, I work for you. If I think the cheapest bid is the right one, I'll tell you. If I think the most expensive bid is the right one, I'll tell you that too — with reasoning you can take to a board.
Next step
A short call to talk through what you need built or bought, the timeline and the constraints. From there I can usually give you a sensible fixed scope for the specification and tender phase, and a day rate for build oversight as it progresses.