Published date: 8 June 2022

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: 8 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine services - 98360000

Location of contract

North East, North West, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£142,400,000

Procurement reference

tender_302158/1074638

Published date

8 June 2022

Closing date

8 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2033

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Contract covers : maintenance of Authority owned moorings, target moorings and navigation marks, replacement of moorings and navigation marks with telemetry buoys and sourcing, storage and supply of moorings and navigation mark components. Maintenance and replacement of moorings, target moorings and navigation marks service will be provided at various locations around UK Coast including Gibraltar and Cyprus. Supply of moorings and navigation mark components to UK based nominated point of departure to enable Authority to transport to Ascension Island and Falkland Islands.
Contract duration envisaged to be 96 months.
To facilitate service delivery the intent is to transfer ownership of an Authority owned vessel to the new service provider under Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) agreement subject to equitable financial renumeration. This vessel and any other vessel operated under this contract shall be UK Flagged and Certified.
Specification for the services will include the following:
-Maintenance in accordance with the Mooring Maintenance Programme (MMP), a schedule of routine mooring and navigation mark maintenance to ensure moorings and navigation marks remain safe to operate.
-Moorings Replacement Programme (MRP) to replace moorings and navigation marks with telemetry buoys. MRP will involve the total removal of the legacy mooring, the design and assurance of the new moorings, the procurement of replacement components and the installation and assurance of the new moorings.
-Sourcing, storage, and delivery of components to an authority nominated UK point of departure, allowing the Authority to maintain moorings in Ascension Island and Falkland Islands.
Full service output details including mooring, navigation marks and telemetry buoy volumetrics can be found within the Statement of Requirement (SoR).
In addition to the vessel, the Authority will supply Government Furnished Assets (GFA) in support of the Contract services, including:
-moorings and markers
-spares and specialist equipment
-Authority owned intellectual property
The occupation and use of Authority owned facilities/property may be available to support service provision subject to separate leasing or licensing arrangements with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
Significant proportion of existing moorings and markers spares are stored at premises of the current service provider. Consequently, new provider may need to provide their own storage and distribution facility.
Staff will be transferred in accordance with TUPE regulations. Full TUPE data will be provided during course of the tendering process.
Marine Services Procurement will be run under Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR 2011) using Negotiated Procedure.
Potential suppliers should register for access to the data room. Requests for access should be submitted to the Contact email: navyacq-dms-ngmooringnavmks@mod.gov.uk

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Please be aware that the Authority may utilise consultants, contractors or other third parties (i.e. non-MOD staff) to support the procurement process. Any such individuals will have undertaken a Conflict of Interest process prior to commencing evaluations.

About the buyer

Contact name

Gilbert Swinburn

Address

Ministry of Defence, 24 Store, Room 221 HM Naval Base Portsmouth
Portsmouth
PO1 3LU
England

Email

navyacq-dms-ngmooringnavmks@mod.gov.uk

Website

https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html