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Mobile Harbour Cranes

Cranes
Harbour cranes
Quayside cranes
South East (UKJ44)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Dover Harbour Board: "Mobile Harbour Cranes". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDover Harbour BoardScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDover Harbour Board
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 Apr 2021, 21:05 BST
Last source update28 Apr 2021, 21:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCranes, Harbour cranes, Quayside cranes
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ab60
What is being bought
Supply, test and commission 2 (two) harbour mobile cranes at the Port of Dover Refrigerated Cargo Terminal for the discharge and loading of containers, bulks and general cargo.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2021, 21:05 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2021, 21:05 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    28 Apr 2021, 21:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Supply, test and commission 2 (two) harbour mobile cranes at the Port of Dover Refrigerated Cargo Terminal for the discharge and loading of containers, bulks and general cargo. Supply shall include all associated project services such as warranty, training, service and support.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Apr 2021, 21:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · €5,681,943
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Liebherr - Great Britain Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
€5,681,943 · signed 26 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Dover Harbour Board

Contracting authority GB-FTS-11952
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  • Dover Harbour Board
    buyer

    Harbour House,Marine Parade, DOVER, UKJ44, CT179BU
    chris.hughes@doverport.co.uk

  • High Court of England and Wales
    reviewBody

    London

  • Liebherr - Great Britain Limited
    supplier

    Biggleswade, UKH25
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDover Harbour Board (DHB) is a Utility as defined in the Regulations, and through its wholly owned subsidiary Port of Dover Cargo Ltd (PoDCL), it operates a Refrigerated Cargo Terminal in the Western Docks at the Port of Dover. PoDCL handles weekly cargo of fresh fruit for the UK market as well as handling break bulk, steel, grain, aggregates and project cargo that directly supports UK supply chains. In 2017 DHB tendered the procurement of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs) that were brought into operation in late 2019. However, both cranes suffered significant and unforeseeable structural failures in 2020 which resulted in them having to be removed from service. Only one crane has been brought back in to service with a reduced lifting capacity, but it is subject to monthly inspections which means it is out of service for several days a month. Based on previous experience, there are concerns that the crane could cease working which does not provide DHB and PoDCL with a reliable solution for the short to medium term. For resilience in recent months, DHB made its two older cranes available to PoDCL to maintain port cargo operations until both older cranes had to be taken out of service in early 2021 due to unforeseeable mechanical problems. The Port cannot undertake cargo operations safely without reliable MHCs having due regard to the welfare of DHB and PoDCL operatives and other port users. MHCs are highly specialized large complex assets. The exceptionally long lead-time necessary to procure, design, manufacture, deliver and commission two new replacement cranes is not compatible with the extreme urgency of the unforeseeable circumstances that DHB has experienced even if an accelerated procedure were to be followed. Only three suppliers submitted tenders to meet DHB requirements in the 2017 procurement and so DHB has approached the second ranked tenderer, Liebherr Great Britain Limited, who have two MHCs available immediately, one second-hand and one fully manufactured, which meet the specification requirements of DHB. Procedures with a prior call for competition could not be complied with (even on the basis of an accelerated procurement process) as Liebherr only have these two MHCs currently available for purchase with immediate delivery. The contract has not been entered in to at the date of publication of this notice and it is not intended to enter in to contract until 30 days after the publication date of this notice.