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Published 5 Jun 2023, 14:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfC - Lagan Weir Operational Services Contract 2023-2027

Official notice

Authority: Department for Communities (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£976,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DfC - Lagan Weir Operational Services Contract 2023-2027

  • Recurrence: 12 months plus the option to extend for 3 further periods of 12 months Recurrent every 4 years

CPV: Control, safety or signalling equipment for inland waterways · Dry-docking services · Environmental services · Harbour equipment maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of floating platforms · Repair and maintenance services of floating structures · Repair and maintenance services of ships · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Vessel repair services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1DfC - Lagan Weir Operational Services Contract 2023-2027CancelledRenewalPublished value£976,000

DfC - Lagan Weir Operational Services Contract 2023-2027. Additional information: No Award to be made on this occasion however the Department intends to re tender in the near future.

Extensions: Three optional one year extensions. · Three optional one year extensions.Variant bids: 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 40%
  • Quantitative: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 40
  • Quantitative: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Yes · 12 months plus the option to extend for 3 further periods of 12 months Recurrent every 4 years
First published
5 Jun 2023, 14:43 BST
Last source update
21 May 2024, 10:53 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
ID 4675857
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015974
Classification (CPV)
Control, safety or signalling equipment for inland waterwaysDry-docking servicesEnvironmental servicesHarbour equipment maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of floating platformsRepair and maintenance services of floating structuresRepair and maintenance services of shipsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
+1 moreVessel repair services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d3b8 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as. amended) and. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management.. in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement. competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
5 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jul 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2023 → 21 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    21 May 2024, 10:53 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 May 2024, 10:53 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 May 2024, 10:53 BST

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

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Communities

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Causeway Exchange 1-7 Bedford Street Belfast County Antrim BT2 7EG, BELFAST, UK, BT2 EGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.