Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Supply and Servicing of Steel Wire Ropes
Authority: CalMac Ferries Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCFL’s larger vessels contain mezzanine car-decks, the purpose of this Procurement exercise is to establish a Framework Agreement with at maximum of two suppliers for the supply, delivery, and servicing / adjusting of steel wire ropes for use on mezzanine car decks and ramps on ro-ro ferries; this Agreement excludes installation.
Tenderers must have experience in delivering the required goods and services onboard ro-ro ferries.
- Recurrence: The requirement will be re-tendered upon the expiry of available extension options available under this Agreement.
CPV: Cable, wire and related products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality / Technical: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality / Technical: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
All wires to be supplied with Type approval with 3.2 certification and ‘EN10204 – declaration of compliance 2.1 certificate.
Attending engineers must have working practical knowledge of mezzanine decks and mezzanine ramps in a maritime environment and be a competent person as defined in the LOLER Regulations.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic operators shall be required to satisfy minimum standards of economic and financial standing. These are described below:
NB. Ratios shall be based upon the latest available published accounts
1- Return on Capital Employed: must be at a ratio greater than “0”
2- Acid Test (Current Ratio): Current Ratio must be greater than “1”
3- Gearing: Gearing must be a figure of less than 100%
4- Interest Coverage: Interest Coverage must be a figure of 2 or above
Bidders must provide their ("general") yearly turnover for the last 3 financial years.
Minimum: Economic Operators must confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement the following levels of insurance: - Employers liability - statutory minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim. - Public liability insurance including cover for loss/damage to third pa…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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.
- “Framework for the Supply and Servicing of Steel Wire Ropes” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The requirement will be re-tendered upon the expiry of available extension options available under this Agreement.
- First published
- 6 Mar 2024, 14:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2024, 11:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
FMBU23-040- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007315- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044613Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:760334)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Mar 2024 → 8 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published7 Mar 2024, 11:41 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled7 Mar 2024, 11:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sherift CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria