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Published 13 Oct 2021, 12:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aberdeen South Harbour - Suspended Deck - North Open Quay

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeen Harbour Board

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Construction of Aberdeen South Harbour has commenced. This procurement is for the construction of a Suspended Deck to the North Open Quay approximately 250m long. This consists of pre-cast concrete members of varying size which will require off-site manufacture and delivery to site, in-situ concrete elements and reinforcement all to be placed on top of existing piles constructed by the previous contractor. Works will comprise all materials, plant and labour with the exception of the concrete supply which will be supplied by the Client.

CPV: Harbour construction works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cancelled
Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeen
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Programme: 10%
  • Technical: 20%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Programme: 10
  • Technical: 20
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Tenderers are required to be members of the Construction Industry Trade

    Alliance or other equivalent and recognised building trade association or

    federation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to submit the appropriate information, stating values where appropriate, to assess the following:

    • Review of full company accounts for the last 3 years
    • Review of group structure (i.e. make clear any parent companies or similar which are in place)
    • Assessment of current ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities
    • Assessment of solvency ratio = After Tax Profit + Depreciation/Total Liabilities
    Minimum: Current ratio: minimum requirement of 1.2 Solvency ratio: minimum requirement of 0.2/20%
  • Technical & professional ability

    ESPD:

    Technical Capability Questions are included within the ESPD. A total of 100

    points are available.

    Previous Experience 60%

    Environmental Management 15%

    Average annual manpower for the last three years 10%

    Relevant tools, plant or technical equipment available to you in relation to

    this procurement exercise 15%

    Only bidders whose scores which achieve 80% or higher of the highest

    scoring bidder will be reviewed further for the tender stage.

    Invitation To Tender:

    Programme - 10%

    Quality/Technical – 20%

    Cost/Price – 70%

    as described more fully in the Invitation to Tender

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Availability of suitable plant, equipment and resources to meet Contract dates must be demonstrated and other criteria as set out in the procurement documents. The appointed bidder will require the following insurance to be in place at contract award: Employers Liability - Cover of not less than 5million GBP for any one event.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Oct 2021, 12:04 BST
Last source update
21 Feb 2022, 12:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
12-242
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004800
Classification (CPV)
Harbour construction works
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e423 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Interim Payments based on agreed Contract Conditions as more fully

described in the relevant contracts which can be accessed from the

website identified above.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Details are provided within the tender information. Key aspects will include:

  • Ability to mobilise and arrangements of off-site pre-cast manufacture including delivery to site
  • Demonstration of methodology proposed and effectiveness
  • Programme of works

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. If a bidder is not able to provide the requested ESPD supporting documents, or withholds or misrepresents such information, this is a discretionary ground for exclusion Further tendering opportunities for works associated with the development of Aberdeen South Harbour may be published in due course. The Procurement is an Open procedure. The form of Contract will be an NEC4 Option A with Contract Amendments. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=667291. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:667291) (SC Ref:684136)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Oct 2021 → 21 Feb 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    20 Jan 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    21 Feb 2022, 12:14 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2021
  1. Published value published: £5,000,000
    13 Oct 2021, 12:04 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Oct 2021, 12:04 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    13 Oct 2021, 12:04 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
    13 Oct 2021, 12:04 BST
    -7 days · was 29 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  5. Status changed to unsuccessful
    21 Feb 2022, 12:14 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.222 Oct 202129 Oct 2021+7 d
—Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.620 Jan 202227 Jan 2022+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.722 Oct 202129 Oct 2021+7 d

1 week extension granted following tender query.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeen Harbour Board

Contracting authorityPort-related activities 16 Regent Quay, Aberdeen, UK, AB11 5SSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre and Commercial CourtsReview body Aberdeen
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Doig and SmithProcess contact point Blakies Quay, Aberdeen, UKContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.