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Published 22 Jul 2021, 13:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 3664408 DAERA - AFBI - CHARTER OF FISHING VESSELS

Official notice

Authority: CPD - Supplies & Services Division·Consortium: 2 public authorities

5 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 5 lots to bid
Published estimate£494,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2021
Lots 5max 5 to bid

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

AFBI is seeking to commission a number of fishing vessels; Two prawn trawlers below 12 m, Prawn trawler above 12 m (with a second required on occasion), A semi-pelagic vessel (space to accommodate up to two scientists), A semi-pelagic vessel (space to accommodate up to three scientists) and One pelagic vessel, The commission must include all management, crew, victuals, and other services necessary to fish in the manners defined below, for a potential period of 3 years. The vessels will receive any work that will have to be commissioned by AFBI during the gear trials and upcoming trials, commercial herring survey and charters involving a semi-pelagic fleet other than the FSP survey (e.g. cod tagging, other up-coming trials) Fishing/surveys will be undertaken within the western Irish Sea (ICES Area 6a and 7a, dependent on individual trial/survey). Tenderers should refer to the specification schedule for more information.

CPV: Fishing vessels · Fishing, emergency and other special vessels · Fishing-vessel services · Hire of sea-going vessels with crew · Hire of vessels with crew · Survey vessels

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£640,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£108,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. Provisional timetable for recourse tothe options: 12 months from the award of the contract. · AFBI may, no later than six Months prior to the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period up to and including 12 Months. Thereafter, the Parties may agree in writing to extend the Contract for 1 further period of up to and including 12 Months beyond the end of the First Extension Period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2CancelledRenewalPublished value£80,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. Provisional timetable for recourse tothe options: 12 months from the award of the contract. · AFBI may, no later than six Months prior to the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period up to and including 12 Months. Thereafter, the Parties may agree in writing to extend the Contract for 1 further period of up to and including 12 Months beyond the end of the First Extension Period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3CancelledRenewalPublished value£108,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. Provisional timetable for recourse to the options: 12 months from the award of the contract. · AFBI may, no later than six Months prior to the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period up to and including 12 Months. Thereafter, the Parties may agree in writing to extend the Contract for 1 further period of up to and including 12 Months beyond the end of the First Extension Period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4CancelledRenewalPublished value£118,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. Provisional timetable for recourse tothe options: 12 months from the award of the contract. · AFBI may, no later than six Months prior to the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period up to and including 12 Months. Thereafter, the Parties may agree in writing to extend the Contract for 1 further period of up to and including 12 Months beyond the end of the First Extension Period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5CancelledRenewalPublished value£226,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. Provisional timetable for recourse to the options: 12 months from the award of the contract · AFBI may, no later than six Months prior to the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period up to and including 12 Months. Thereafter, the Parties may agree in writing to extend the Contract for 1 further period of up to and including 12 Months beyond the end of the First Extension Period.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
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 9 points.

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
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
22 Jul 2021, 13:55 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2021, 13:15 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID 3664408
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020473
Classification (CPV)
Fishing vesselsFishing, emergency and other special vesselsFishing-vessel servicesHire of sea-going vessels with crewHire of vessels with crewSurvey vessels
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cb3b 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. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: AFBI has taken the decision to terminate this tender competition. The current competition breaches transparency principles, in order to comply with the procurement regulations this tender has been withdrawn.

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
23 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Aug 2021, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Aug 2021 → 21 Nov 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Aug 2021, 13:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 Aug 2021, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    20 Aug 2021, 13:15 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Aug 2021, 13:15 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—ValueThe estimated value for lot 1 is £80,000 as per the Specification · II.2.6)108,00080,000
—ValueThe estimated value for lot 4 is £108,000 as per the Specification · II.2.6)226,000108,000

Estimated value for lot 1 is £80,000 as per the Specification Estimated value for lot 4 is £108,000 as per the Specification

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

CPD - Supplies and Services Division

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Agri-Food and Biosciences InstituteContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 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.