Closed
Common User Facility (CUF)
Tender ID: 599931
Tender Details
Organisation:
Tender #:
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Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
11 November 2025
Closing Date:
26 November 2025
Tender Description
Overview
The Cairns Marine Precinct (CMP) is a leading Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) destination in Northern Australia that is home to a large and diverse civil and commercial maritime sector. The precinct includes a worldclass tourism reef fleet, commercial fishing and shipping vessels, a cruising yacht squadron, as well as visiting superyachts and cruise liners. The CMP plays an integral role in the broader operations and activities undertaken at the Port of Cairns, one of Australia's most northern seaports which is regarded as infrastructure of state and national importance.
The CMP is one of the few ports in Australia that can offer Department of Defence (DoD) potential expansion opportunities in berth and land facilities. As the strategic location for the Regional Maintenance Centre North East (RMC-NE) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and the gateway to the Pacific region, the CMP is considered a national Defence asset, and the premier maintenance and sustainment destination for the region.This presents some huge opportunities to provide extended support to the North Queensland region through leveraging the capability of the CMP.
The CMP-CUF Program aims to develop a maritime Common User Facility (CUF) to address infrastructure constraints and optimise waterfront land use, catering to the growing demand for maritime MRO services in Australia and internationally. This expansion is expected to enhance the capabilities of the Cairns Marine Precinct, support economic growth in Far North Queensland (FNQ), and attract investment and job opportunities in the MRO and marine tourism industries.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited encourages local industry interested in supplying to the project to register an expression of interest (EOI) through the Gateway webpage. Information on specific supply opportunities will be communicated on the Gateway project page as it becomes available, with local industry able to register its interest against them.
Please ensure that:
- Your company profile is complete, up-to-date and accurate, including electing to be notified via e-mail of supply opportunities
- You register your interest as a full or partial scope supplier (where applicable), and
- You respond to all project and work package-specific questions.
It is important that businesses submitting an EOI are aware that their submission does not guarantee that they will progress further in the procurement process. Only companies that can demonstrate capability and capacity in accordance with Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited standards will be invited to pre-qualify for specific opportunities.
FURTHER ASSISTANCE
Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited strongly encourage local industry to contact in the first instance to improve their understanding of the EOI process.
| Work Packages | Closing Date |
| Early Works Contractor | 26 Nov 2025 |
Express interest for any opportunities that may arise for this project.