Official UK procurement notice
VT1 Ferry Terminal Expansion
Authority: BELFAST HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast Harbour Commissioners is seeking expressions of interest from contractors who are interested in tendering for the construction of an 8 acre trailer parking yard off Dargan Road, Belfast. The facility is required to provide additional capacity for the existing terminal at VT1 & 2 from which Stena Line currently operate daily ferry services to Birkenhead and Heysham. The scope of work will include demolition and site clearance, drainage, lighting, ducting, fencing, barriers and construction of the main yard with block paving surfacing.
CPV: Demolition work · Engineering works and construction works · Site preparation and clearance work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The VT1 terminal expansion is a civil engineering construction project to provide…Published value£500,000
The VT1 terminal expansion is a civil engineering construction project to provide additional secure parking bays for the temporary standage of trailers discharged from the Heysham ferry service. The scope of work will include demolition of three buildings, general site clearance, fencing, services and drainage and full construction make-up for a new yard with block paving surfacing.
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).
- Suitability
As set out in the procurement documents.
- Legal form for consortia
- Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, BHC may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively, BHC may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- As set out in the procurement documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 19 May 2023, 15:02 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2023, 15:02 BST
- Authority reference
P.390- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014371- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Further information will be provided in the contract documents.
- Performance terms
Further information will be provided in the contract documents.
- Review procedure
BHC will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all bidders. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: BHC reserves the right at any time to: - reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement at any stage; - award a contract without prior notice; - change the basis, the procedures and timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents; or - require a bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or to provide additional information. Bidders who wish to participate in this procurement will be required to provide contact details before downloading the tender documents. Bidders who fail to provide their details to BHC or register in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BHC during the tender process. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process will be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Furthermore BHC reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.
Timeline
19 May 2023 → 19 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published19 May 2023, 15:02 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected19 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria