Published date: 29 October 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: 15 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Building construction work - 45210000

  • Marina construction work - 45242200

  • Marine construction works - 45244000

    • Riverbank protection works - 45246200

    • Flood-prevention works - 45246400

    • Flood-defences maintenance works - 45246410

    • Construction work for waterways - 45247100

    • Drainage canal construction work - 45247112

    • Waterways except canals - 45247120

    • Weir construction work - 45247220

    • Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator - 45500000

    • Hire of water transport equipment with crew - 60650000

    • Marine services - 98360000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£65,000

Procurement reference

BATH001-DN748152-01069469

Published date

29 October 2024

Closing date

15 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

6 December 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

As part of its' Better Moorings Project (BMP), Bath & North East Somerset council (B&NES) seek the provision of specialist recovery services to remove 5 (five) sunken boats from the central waterway (Pulteney stretch) in Bath and invites you to provide a quote.

This follows B&NES showing due diligence through completion of relevant land searches, consultations with Legal Services, and engagement with the respective boat owners. As of 29th August 2024 B&NES considers all sunken boats 'abandoned' and seeks removal of the vessels from the waterway in one continuous activity.

The contract will involve: Removal (Recovery/Salvage - recovery is preferable), Boat Valuation, Transport, Secure Storage (minimum 2 months), and Disposal (preferably achieved through boat sale at the best possible price).

As the current situation attracts a number of risks including H&S, damage to property, and occupiers liability, B&NES intends to complete this activity at the earliest possible time. Unless it is safe, viable and legal to remove these boats any sooner, the scheduling expectation is that salvage & recoveries will take place in March/April 2025, and secure boat storage will follow until May/June 2025. In this time, boats will either be released to their owner (on settlement of all recovery costs), sold at auction for highest achievable price, or disposed of through responsible scrappage.

Factors that should be considered and minimised wherever possible are: Ecological and environmental impacts of planned activities, Disturbance to the riverbed, Disruption to river users, and Disruption to local residents.

Selection criteria for this work will be based on the separate MoSCoW document (available with the advert), coupled with costs.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nicholas Lovelock

Address

Bath & North East Somerset Council - Sustainable Economies Service
Manvers House
Bath
BA1 1JG
England

Telephone

+44 1225477566

Email

Nicholas_Lovelock@bathnes.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk