Published date: 21 August 2020

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: 25 November 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Ship chartering services - 63726400

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£24,093,000

Procurement reference

BIP90459392

Published date

21 August 2020

Closing date

25 November 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

8 July 2021

Contract end date

7 July 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
"Electronic Trading
A3 of 3
Version 4.1 dated 01 February 2020
Source: The Commercial Toolkit
Available via: http://aof.uwh.diif.r.mil.uk or https://www.gov.uk/guidance/knowledge-in-defence-kid
Section
Guidance

Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) electronic procurement tool. All payments for Contractor Deliverables under the Contract shall be made via CP&F. You can find details on CP&F at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-contracting-purchasing-and-finance-e-procurement-system.

The Cyber level of this requirement is "Low". A Cyber assessment will be carried out at Tender Stage.


Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
The Salvage and Marine Operations Team, part of UK MOD, seek to place a Contract on behalf of Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI) to charter two Shallow Draft Anchor Handling Tugs (AHT), to cover the full range of marine service duties to be carried out in the Falkland Islands (FI), and an additional vessel or barge able to undertake coastal supply, heavy mooring tasks, heavy lifting and other general duties. The duration of the Contract will be three years plus two separate option years.
Crew provided to man these vessels must have passed a Criminal Reference Check, Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and meet a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) or provide evidence of already holding SC/DV clearance.
A Bidders Conference will be held at Tender Stage.
The Contract will be drafted from Baltic International Maritime Council (BIMCO) Supplytime 2017 terms in conjuntion with MOD Standard Contracting terms.
TUPE may apply to this requirement.

More information

Additional text

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About the buyer

Address

Defence Equipment & Support
Ash 2B # 3212
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Telephone

+447971366602

Email

desshipscomrcl-Salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk