Published date: 26 March 2024

Last edited date: 26 March 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 November 2023, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

  • Electric motors, generators and transformers - 31100000

  • Electricity distribution and control apparatus - 31200000

    • Parts of electricity distribution or control apparatus - 31230000

    • Insulated wire and cable - 31300000

    • Electrical equipment and apparatus - 31600000

    • Lifting and handling equipment - 42410000

    • Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment - 50532000

    • Installation services of electrical equipment - 51110000

    • Installation services of testing equipment - 51230000

    • Electrical power systems design services - 71323100

    • Verification of load-bearing structure design services - 71328000

    • Mechanical and electrical engineering services - 71334000

    • Technical services - 71356000

    • Non-destructive testing services - 71632200

    • Monitoring and control services - 71700000

    • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-26-4896-P00004896 - AWARD

Published date

26 March 2024

Closing date

14 November 2023

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified contractors to provide design, supply (including procurement, fabrication/assembly, factory testing, delivery to site), installation, commissioning and maintenance of the electrical equipment for the high voltage shore power system at Portsmouth International Port (PIP).

The awarded contractor will be responsible for the electrical equipment for the high voltage shore power system from the incoming supply at the port boundary to shore connection and CMS. This includes:

• Electrical integration of equipment including, but not limited to, shoreside sub-stations, transformers, frequency convertors, switch boards.
• Cable management system (CMS) for the vessel connection system, usually comprising, but not limited to connection cabinet, dispenser(s),cables and plug system.
The awarded contractor will be responsible for sub-contracting any specialist works, such as CMS.

The council is aiming to award two contracts on 19th December 2023 to the preferred bidder:
1. CONTRACT FOR DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION ANDCOMMISSIONING OF EQUIPMENT - Value range of £12 - £14m. Following award the contract will start late Dec 2023 /early Jan 2024, with design complete by end of Q1 2024. This will be followed by an 11-month period for manufacture, supply & installation, with a further month for testing &commissioning, completing by 31st March 2025. Contract form will be NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (EEC) with Option A.

2. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ONGOING MAINTENANCE & SERVICINGOF EQUIPMENT - Value is in the range £10,000 - £15,000 per annum. The initial period is for 3 years in the range of £30,000-£45,000. An option to extend for a further 7 years, to a maximum total 10-year term would be in the range of £100,000 - £150,000. Contract form will be NEC 4 Term Service Contract (TSC) with Option A.

It is the council's clear preference for the successful Tenderer to enter into a contract on the basis of these terms and conditions, which have not been subject to any material changes. Where changes are proposed that significantly alter the relative commercial and risk positions of the parties to the detriment of the council, this will result in significantly lower scores for this section of the proposal and may even result in bids being set aside in their entirety.

Site visits will be held at the Port on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17thOctober 2023 starting at 11.00am. Places to be booked via the correspondence function of Intend.

The procurement process will be in accordance with the Open Procedure asset out within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015).

The procurement timetable:
• Contract notice published on FTS - Tuesday 10th October 2023
• Tender documents on In-tend - Tuesday 10th October 2023
• Site visits - Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th October 2023 (Virtual visit available on Thursday 19th October ...


Award information

Awarded date

26 March 2024

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ABB Limited

Address

Daresbury Park, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom, WA44BT

Reference

None


About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk