CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

The granting of a concession for Marchwood Port, to include the provision of port services to the MOD.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Water transport services. Port operation services. Port management services. Railway transport services. Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services. Water transport services. Port operation services. Port management services. Railway transport services. Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services.

Marchwood Port is wholly owned by the Authority. In brief, Marchwood Port offers:

— An operational port of approximately 91 hectares located on the western side of Southampton Water, opposite Southampton Docks and less than 100 miles from central London;

— 1 jetty, capable of providing berthing for 2 roll-on/roll-off vessels with a maximum length of approximately 220 metres;

— A dedicated rail head with access to the UK's mainline rail network and proximity to the M271 motorway;

— Various buildings, offices and ancillary space.

The contractor has operational control of Marchwood Port, with the Concession including the transfer of some civilian staff, as well as the freedom to develop commercial activities. The contractor has the right to develop and exploit the commercial potential of the assets and land, subject to servicing the Authority's continuing requirements.

The MOD service requirement is in 2 parts:

— The delivery of sea-mounting services at Marchwood Port ensuring that Marchwood Port continues to meet MOD's sea-mounting requirement;

— Management of a Total Support Force (‘TSF’) initiative for deployed port operations. This comprises the delivery of a permanent Falkland Islands port enabling capability, to be manned and operated by Sponsored Reserves; and a contingent requirement for a geographically separate port enabling capability, which could be anywhere in the world, to be provided on a call-off basis.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

DEFCOMMBSG/001

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

Number of offers received by electronic means:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk

The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.

From 2.4.2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.

Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk

GO Reference: GO-2015127-DCB-7426433

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice