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DAC 128/22 DFI - Rathlin Island Ferry Service

Ferry transport services
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Infrastructure: "DAC 128/22 DFI - Rathlin Island Ferry Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for InfrastructureScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Department for Infrastructure. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Infrastructure
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
Last source update30 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFerry transport services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03a13a
What is being bought
The Rathlin Island Ferry Service is a critical service providing a lifeline service for the residents of Rathlin, therefore it must be replaced and have contingency arrangements in place as a matter of urgency. It is not an option to do nothing. Given the urgency, a direct award is the only option available to the Department to ensure continuity of this lifeline service.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    30 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    30 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Rathlin Island Ferry Service is a critical service providing a lifeline service for the residents of Rathlin, therefore it must be replaced and have contingency arrangements in place as a matter of urgency. It is not an option to do nothing. Given the urgency, a direct award is the only option available to the Department to ensure continuity of this lifeline service. Additional information: The value at II.1.7 - is the maximum value, it is based on the best estimate available at time of publication.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT · £2,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Dunaverty LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
DAC 128/22 - Rathlin Island Ferry Service
£2,000,000 · signed 11 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Infrastructure

Contracting authority GB-FTS-74025
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  • Department for Infrastructure
    buyer

    10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN, BT2 8GB
    ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • Dunaverty LTD
    supplier

    GB-COH: Dunaverty LTD
    Ballycastle, UKN

  • The UK has no such bodies
    reviewBody

    Belfast
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe value of this Direct Award Contract (DAC) at approximately £3,500,000 is above the threshold and therefore the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) apply. There are derogations under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier in cases of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with (regulation 32(2)(c)). On the basis of the information presented, it may be possible to rely on a derogation in this case. The current contractor has advised they cannot continue to deliver the services. The Rathlin Island Ferry Service is a critical service providing a lifeline service for the residents of Rathlin, therefore it must be replaced and have contingency arrangements in place as a matter of urgency. It is not an option to do nothing. Given the urgency, a direct award is the only option available to the Department to ensure continuity of this lifeline service. Nothing in the procurement regulatory frameworks can prevent the imposition or enforcement of measures necessary to protect public policy, public morality, public security, health, human and animal life, the preservation of plant life or other environmental measures, in particular with a view to sustainable development. A minimum period of two years will be offered to a replacement contractor to provide economic incentive for them to take on the running of the service, which includes TUPE obligations. This would be the minimum time required to investigate whether the services should be brought in house or competitively retendered. The Department has build in an option to extend for a further period of 12 months to ensure contingency in place and sufficient time to go to market or insource, both of which options require careful consideration of the legal implications of TUPE. After the contract is awarded, CPD are obliged to publish the award details on the CPD website and publish an Award Notice in Find a Tender Service.