CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Towage and Maritime Support Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

1. Towage of a 150 ton wave energy test barge circa 26M length x 7M beam, in the Milford Haven area, to include but not be limited to moves from Pembroke Dock to the Dale Roads area and back at 48hrs notice.

2. 24hr Emergency call out function, providing towage at short notice (4hrs) to support recovery of the barge in the event of an emergency.

3. Laying, recovery and servicing of moorings.

4. Laying and recovery of a wave-rider buoy on a single sinker mooring.

5. Crane support for loads of no more than 10 tonnes to be provided at the same time as the towage services.

6. Movement of equipment to/from the barge in the Dale Roads area.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Contract length of 18 months with the option for a 6 month extension.

The contract will be a service agreement and work allocated on a call off basis up to a maximum value of £400k

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Nil

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

All responses should be received no later than 3 June 2017.

Evaluation of the tenders will be conducted using the following criteria and weighting:

1. Value for money: All responses are to demonstrate value for money in their return. As this is a call off contract then hourly rates and fixed charges should be used. (20%)

2. Quality: All responses are to demonstrate how quality is managed and make their current quality plans available for review.

(10%)

3. Health and Safety: All responses are to highlight how they manage health and safety and give evidence of past H&S

performance. Any relevant polices should be made available for review. (10%)

4. Reputation: All responses are to demonstrate their reputation for design and manufacture of engineering systems

operating in extreme environments through previous project evidence. (20%)

5. Ability to Deliver: All responses are to highlight their skill set, resource availability and facilities that will allow them to respond, at short notice, to a variety of demands. (40%)

Not to be used in the tender evaluation but should be included for data gathering purposes:

Any Impact on Pembrokeshire local community and economy: All responses are to highlight any direct or indirect benefit to the

local area either from the business as a whole or through this particular contract.

This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:64152)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: (WA Ref:64092) Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: West Wales & the Valleys European Regional Development Fund, 2014-2020

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: West Wales & the Valleys European Regional Development Fund, 2014-2020

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice