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Published 29 Sept 2023, 11:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Warburton High Level Bridge Refurbishment

Official notice

Authority: THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY LIMITED (Public body)

WorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionSME suitable
Published estimate£5,600,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2023awarded 25 Oct 2024
Awarded to Taziker Industrial

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Peel Ports owns and operates six of the UK’s most important ports (Port of Liverpool, Heysham Port, Manchester Ship Canal, Medway (Sheerness / Chatham), Clydeport (Greenock, Hunterston, Ardrossan) and Great Yarmouth). It also operates a container terminal in Dublin.

In support of its ongoing operations, The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited has completed a regulated procurement competitive tender process for the award of a bridge refurbishment design and build contract for the Warburton High Level Bridge.

The aim of the project is to undertake major works to improve the traffic flow along Warburton Road and life extending and strengthening works to the high level cantilever bridge.

CPV: Bridge renewal construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1To undertake major works to improve the traffic flow along Warburton Road and life…AwardedPublished value£5,600,000

To undertake major works to improve the traffic flow along Warburton Road and life extending and strengthening works to the high-level cantilever bridge including:

  • Refurbish and strengthen the high-level cantilever bridge to sustainably extend the life of the structure
  • Install a new automated tolling system to improve the flow of traffic in the area
  • Resurfacing to accommodate 10,000 vehicles per day
  • Asset protection works to alleviate the increasing risk of structural fatigue failures, major impact damage, and contributing to accelerated wear of the road surface
  • Create a single wider pedestrian footpath adjacent to the southbound lane

Works required:

  • Blast clean existing steel works
  • Fix damaged steelwork
  • Re-paint
  • Monitor the bearings
  • Make good the foot paths
Delivery: North West · Warburton Bridge Road, Lymm
Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50%
  • Price: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Works
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2023, 11:51 BST
Last source update
31 Jan 2025, 13:46 GMT
Authority reference
MSC/C0141
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003286
Classification (CPV)
Bridge renewal construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040690 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: If you have experience in this area, please provide as a minimum the following information and submit to the Peel Ports Sourcing Team mailbox: [email protected] • Company Name • Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in company It is anticipated that the Contract Notice, formally commencing the procurement event (including the issue of tender documents), will be issued October 2023 with anticipated Contract Award May 2024

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2023 → 31 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Oct 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    31 Jan 2025, 13:46 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2023
  1. Published value published: £5,600,000
    3 Nov 2023, 17:20 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    3 Nov 2023, 17:20 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    3 Nov 2023, 17:20 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 24 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMT
    3 Nov 2023, 17:20 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    31 Jan 2025, 13:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Taziker Industrial——Awarded

Contracts

  • Warburton High Level Bridge Refurbishment · Taziker Industrial

    Signed
    25 Oct 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyPort-related activities 07438096 Maritime Centre, Liverpool, North West, L21 1LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Taziker Industrial LtdAwarded supplier02766990 Levens House, Ackhurst Business Park, Foxhole Road, Chorley, North West, PR71NYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.