Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Strangford Ferry Service - MV Portaferry II Hull Strengthening Project
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A Contractor is needed to carry out structural repairs, strengthening and application of protective coatings to the MV Portaferry II ferry. This work will require either the use of a dry dock facility or a similar alternative. All works must be completed in accordance with IACS REC No 47 and in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of Lloyds Register of Shipping. Work will be subject to survey by the MCA.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £115,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfI requires a Contractor to carry out structural repairs, strengthening and application of protective coatings to the MV Portaferry II ferry. This work will require either the use of a dry dock facility or a similar alternative. All works must be completed in accordance with IACS REC No 47 and in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of Lloyds Register of Shipping. Work will be subject to survey by the MCA.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Mandatory Requirements / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Price - Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
An Open competition was published in September 2019. Link to Notice 2019/S 168-411007. No compliant bids were received. An Award Notice was published in May 2020 advising no contract was awarded. Link to Award Notice 2020/S 088-211203. 21.
Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 enables the Department to negotiate a contract directly with one or more economic operators where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate, or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
Strangford Ferry Service - MV Portaferry II Hull Strengthening Project
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Harland and Wolff Belfast Ltd
Queen's Island
BELFAST
BT3 9DU
carl.mclaughlin@harland-wolff.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address
https://www.harland-wolff.com/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £115,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
BELFAST
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
DfI will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award. of the contract is communicated. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for Economic Operators to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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).