Published date: 18 January 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 March 2024, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_398733/1302945

Published date

18 January 2024

Closing date

13 March 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

3 May 2024

Contract end date

2 May 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Counter Pollution is one of HMCG's Six Functions and the Counter Pollution and Salvage (CPS) branch operates as the UK Competent Authority with specific responsibility for Counter Pollution preparedness and responding to at-sea pollution from shipping and offshore installations within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the management of the UK Government's stockpiles of equipment and dispersant.

CPS respond to national incidents; counter pollution audits of, and support to, all UK ports and harbours; management of national counter-pollution equipment; environmental support and Fate of Oil modelling, counter pollution training to local authorities.

The Authority has since finalised its tender documentation and the procurement activity in scope of this notice, seeks to identify Service Providers to provide storage of the MCAs equipment, to maintain it through a program of planned preventative maintenance and repairs as required, and to deploy the equipment in marine pollution incidents using trained and competent responders with experience in this industry.

This opportunity contains two lots, the scope of Lot 1 is to seek the services of a Service Provider that include, but not limited to; Incident Response & Support, Purchasing & Pricing, Training (Delivery of MCA Courses) Competency & Deployments, Logistical Incident Support and Reporting.

Whereas the scope of Lot 2 is to secure a Service Provider(s) to secure the services the MCA requires for storage of dispersant stockpiles. Prospective Service Provider(s) may bid for one, all, or a combination of sites. All bids must clearly state what sites are being tendered for.

Selection criteria for this procurement is set out in the Tender Documentation that are available via the Department for Transports e-procurement solution.

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com

***Once logged into Jaggaer, please navigate to itt_1917 - Lot 1 Only**

***Once logged into Jaggaer, please navigate to itt_1918 - Lot 2 Only**

About the buyer

Address

Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency