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

Framework Agreement of Marine Operations Services in Portaferry

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Minesto is developing a new technology concept to generate electricity from low velocity ocean currents; the project is called Deep Green (DG) and it is based on a fundamental new principle to generate electricity from tidal currents. A scale model of the power plant is undergoing long-term ocean trials at the Minesto tidal test site in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.

In order to carry out this testing, Minesto occasionally needs marine support services for diving works, vessel maintenance, mooring/barge maintenance and marker buoy servicing. Thus, Minesto would like to set-up of a framework agreement with one or several suppliers of these services.

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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The Framework should preferable have prices valid for two year, with possibility for a review thereafter to extend it to three years.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per additional documentation.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

13188

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

(WA Ref:81571)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The services called-off from this Framework Agreement of Marine Operations Services will be part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, project number 80848.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice