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Published 2 Dec 2022, 13:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Liverpool Cruise Terminal – Gig Boat Services

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT24.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2023awarded 24 Mar 2023
Awarded to Bluepoint Marine Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Supplier is required to provide a Gig Boat Service to any ships who require to use the mooring dolphin piles at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT), Pier Head.

A Gig Boat Service will be used for ships that require to use the mooring dolphins (typically 230m+ LOA). Currently, 38 ships requiring a Gig Boat Service are planned for 2023, but this is subject to change.

A Gig Boat typical Gig Boat staffing provision will be 1 x Coxswain and 1 x Deck Hand.

Permissions and Certifications

The successful Supplier must have authority from the Port Authority to conduct Gig Boat operations on the River Mersey and in association with LCT.

Gig Boats Crews must hold all the relevant certification as appropriate for Gig Boat operations at LCT.

Gig Boat Crews must be provided with all relevant PPE clothing and equipment.

Nominated Gig Boat(s) must be suitably MCA coded and be equipped as necessary to undertake Gig Boat operations at LCT.

An alternative, non-MCA, coding standard in relation to Gig Boat requirements / crew certification will be permitted if acceptable to the Harbour Authority for the purposes of Gig Boat operations at LCT.

CPV: Marine services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000
Delivery: North West
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
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45
  • Social value: 10
  • Price: 45
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
2 Dec 2022, 13:46 GMT
Last source update
18 Apr 2023, 16:26 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN645109
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011147
Classification (CPV)
Marine services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a36 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
2700 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jan 2023 → 18 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Apr 2023, 16:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Apr 2023, 16:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,5611 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bluepoint Marine Services LtdSME£150,561 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.