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Published 29 Aug 2024, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfC Lagan Weir Operational Services Contract 2024 – 2028

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£976,000exc. VAT32.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2024awarded 26 Oct 2024
Awarded to ABCO MARINE SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department require a River Maintenance Team (“RMT”) to perform duties associated with the management and maintenance of the Weir, the River, and associated facilities which includes but is not limited to pontoons, slipway, fishing stands, aeration system and public rescue equipment. The RMT will be assigned a weekly work rota by the River Manager or River Warden and occasionally be required to do other tasks as required on a response basis.

CPV: Cleaning and sanitation services · Control, safety or signalling equipment for inland waterways · Dry-docking services · Environmental services · Ferry repair services · Harbour equipment maintenance services · Refuse and waste related 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 aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment · +5 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£976,000

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 Criteria: 40%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 40
  • Quantitative Criteria: 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
Awarded
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
29 Aug 2024, 16:47 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2024, 16:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
5524652
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034908
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and sanitation servicesControl, safety or signalling equipment for inland waterwaysDry-docking servicesEnvironmental servicesFerry repair servicesHarbour equipment maintenance servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of floating platformsRepair and maintenance services of floating structures
+7 moreRepair and maintenance services of shipsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049685 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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 the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. 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 the contract may be terminated.The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 for a period of three years from the date of issue. The Authority expressly reserves the rights (I). not to award any contract as a result of.. the. procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and.. structure. of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and (IV). to. award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Oct 2024, 15:30 BST

Timeline

3 Oct 2024 → 31 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Oct 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 Oct 2024, 16:04 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2024, 16:04 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    28 Oct 2024, 16:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,289,8801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ABCO MARINE SERVICES LTDSMEContract£1,289,880 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

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, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7EGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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 amendedReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria