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Published 20 Sept 2021

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UKEF Technical Advisor

Authority: Department for International Trade

Open procedure (below threshold)
CPV: Technical analysis or consultancy services (71621000)
Published contract value£105,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 1 Sept 2028
Contract starts 3 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Department for International Trade (DIT), on behalf of UK Export Finance (UKEF), with the technical and commercial support it requires fulfilling its obligations under the finance documents with Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd and others in respect to the secured development financing of Offshore Cape Three Points located offshore Ghana ("the Project").

Technical support will include monitoring and reporting in respect to reservoir performance and

operating performance. Commercial support will include monitoring and reporting in respect to the performance of key contracts and markets to which the project is exposed.

The project comprised all that is involved in the drilling completion and tie back of multiple wells to a new Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel that was constructed in 2017. All the activities under the original scope of works have been successfully completed. Oil production started in August 2017 and Gas production from the Sankofa field in the (OCTP) Integrated Oil and Gas Project started at the end of June 2018.

The TA will be provided with full access to project information available to the lenders, and will be

required to highlight and advise UKEF of all material matters in relation to the Project but in particular it will advise in respect to Completion, Annual Redeterminations and, at UKEF's direction, Material Waivers.

The TA is required to deliver its reports to comply with the decision-making timeline as set out in the Financial Agreements.

The TA should be aware that the door-to-door tenor of the UKEF loan is 7 years with final maturity of the loan in 2028. The TA will be expected to provide a consistent level of service throughout the loan.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
Buyer reference
tender_271854/998786
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Additional classifications 1: Reference
76100000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Professional services for the gas industry
Additional classifications 2: Reference
76200000
Additional classifications 2: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 2: Description
Professional services for the oil industry
Additional classifications 3: Reference
79000000
Additional classifications 3: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 3: Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    3 Sept 2021
  2. Contract starts
    3 Sept 2021
  3. Notice published
    20 Sept 2021
  4. Contract ends
    1 Sept 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Department for International TradeContracting authority Old Admiralty Building, London, SW1A 2DY, EnglandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Xodus Group LimitedSupplier 50 Huntly Street, Scotland, AB10 1RS
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (3)

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Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-24ffc676-365d-4656-b834-1f0ce0d0ab2a-2021-09-30T09:54:17+01:00
Published
20 Sept 2021
Latest update
30 Sept 2021
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-24ffc676-365d-4656-b834-1f0ce0d0ab2a
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-24ffc676-365d-4656-b834-1f0ce0d0ab2a-1