Published date: 29 April 2021

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 14 May 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

  • Services related to the oil and gas industry - 76000000

  • Services incidental to gas extraction - 76110000

    • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

    • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_271854/957607

Published date

29 April 2021

Closing date

14 May 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

None of the provisions of this Early Engagement Notice (EEN) shall be deemed or construed to constitute or imply any commitment or obligation on either party to purchase these services or award a contract.

Department for International Trade (DIT), on behalf of UK Export Finance (UKEF) as Contracting Authority, with the technical and commercial support it requires fulfilling its obligations under the finance documents with Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd and others in respect to the secured development financing of Offshore Cape Three Points located offshore Ghana ("the Project").

Technical support will include monitoring and reporting in respect to reservoir performance and operating performance. Commercial support will include monitoring and reporting in respect to the performance of key contracts and markets to which the project is exposed.

The project comprised all that is involved in the drilling completion and tie back of multiple wells to a new Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel that was constructed in 2017. All the activities under the original scope of works have been successfully completed. Oil production started in August 2017 and Gas production from the Sankofa field in the (OCTP) Integrated Oil and Gas Project started at the end of June 2018.

The TA will be provided with full access to project information available to the lenders, and will be required to highlight and advise UKEF of all material matters in relation to the Project but in particular it will advise in respect to Completion, Annual Redeterminations and, at UKEF's direction, Material Waivers.

The TA is required to deliver its reports to comply with the decision-making timeline as set out in the Financial Agreements.

The TA should be aware that the door-to-door tenor of the UKEF loan is 7 years with final maturity of the loan in 2028. The TA will be expected to provide a consistent level of service throughout the loan.

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Please express your interest in participating in market engagement by emailing commercialresearchandconsultancy@trade.gov.uk by Friday 14th May 2021. You must clearly state:
- the name of your organisation.
- contact details, including email addresses and telephone numbers
- your availability w/c 17th May for 30 minute calls

DIT and UKEF intend to hold joint market engagement during the week commencing 17th May with those who express an interest in potentially bidding for this opportunity.
Calls are likely to last no longer than 30 minutes.
Further details to be provided once interest has been registered

About the buyer

Contact name

UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Address

Old Admiralty Building, Westminster
London
SW1A 2BL
England

Email

kayleigh.price@trade.gov.uk