Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Dover Harbour Board
Harbour House, Marine Parade
DOVER
CT179BU
Contact
Louise Hooley
Telephone
+44 1304240400
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ44 - East Kent
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Port-related activities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Entry/Exit System (EES) Canopy
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44115710 - Canopies
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
A free-standing canopy structure is required to cover 6 lanes of live car traffic in the Eastern Docks, Port of Dover to facilitate the new EES checks.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ44 - East Kent
Main site or place of performance
Eastern Docks, Port of Dover, Kent.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The fabrication, supply and installation of a lightweight canopy structure required to cover 6 lanes of live car traffic in the Eastern Docks, Port of Dover. To be constructed with minimal foundation requirements in a busy congested Port operational area to facilitate the new EES checks and minimise constraints on the vehicles using the structure.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting entity
Explanation:
The UK Government confirmed in December 2023 that the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) will be live from around October 2024.
Infrastructure will be required at the Port of Dover (the "Port") to facilitate implementation of EES. The nature of the infrastructure requirement has only recently been clarified, which limits the timescale for procurement and delivery to less than 8 months.
Dover Harbour Board ("DHB") as owner and operator of the Port has undertaken market research and identified routes to infrastructure delivery within the required timescale. However, by the nature of the very recent confirmation of the go-live date and clarification of the requirements by the UK Government against a delivery timescale of less than 8 months, there is now a situation of extreme urgency that could not have been foreseen or controlled by DHB. As such, DHB has no option but to proceed with a procurement without a prior call for competition in reliance on Regulation 50(1)(d).
We do not intend to enter into contract until 19th February 2024
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 February 2024
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England & Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom