Contract

DAERA - Marine Fisheries Division - Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel

  • Official name: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Marine and Fisheries

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-005152

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029b91

Published 15 March 2021, 10:56am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Official name: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Marine and Fisheries

17 Lisburn Road

Lisburn

BT28 3EL

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

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

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DAERA - Marine Fisheries Division - Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel

Reference number

ID 2885317

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The current Research Vessel (RV) Capitella, owned and operated by DAERA, Marine and Fisheries Division, conducts the marine scientific work programme in compliance with the Department’s statutory and policy responsibilities. The Client requires a replacement for RV Capitella which has reached the end of its service life. The new vessel must: 1. Provide a medium term marine survey capability and innovative design solution (15-20 years) 2. Be physically and technically capable of conducting multidisciplinary marine survey work. 3. Maintain an emergency response capability (rapid response to marine pollution events). 4. Demonstrate value for money. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the National Authority. The vessel is not classed and shall be certificated by any of the Certifying Authorities authorised under the Workboat Code Edition 2 (latest version).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport
  • 63720000 - Support services for water transport
  • 63726800 - Research vessel services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The current Research Vessel (RV) Capitella, owned and operated by DAERA, Marine and Fisheries Division, conducts the marine scientific work programme in compliance with the Department’s statutory and policy responsibilities. The Client requires a replacement for RV Capitella which has reached the end of its service life. The new vessel must: 1. Provide a medium term marine survey capability and innovative design solution (15-20 years) 2. Be physically and technically capable of conducting multidisciplinary marine survey work. 3. Maintain an emergency response capability (rapid response to marine pollution events). 4. Demonstrate value for money. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the National Authority. The vessel is not classed and shall be certificated by any of the Certifying Authorities authorised under the Workboat Code Edition 2 (latest version).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Personnel Experience / Weighting: 15.4

Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Vessel Design and General Arrangement / Weighting: 24.5

Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Planned Programme Build Schedule / Weighting: 14.7

Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Project Risk Register / Weighting: 10.5

Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Defect Procedures / Weighting: 4.9

Cost criterion - Name: AC6 Total Contract Cost / Weighting: 30

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

two.2.14) Additional information

No Tender submissions were received for this competition. DAERA therefore moved forward under regulation 32,2,a inviting 3 organisations who express an interest in the negotiated procedure. 2 submissions were received and 1 contract awarded


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 243-603177


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

DAERA — Marine Fisheries Division — Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

A contract was awarded to Blyth Catamarans under Regulation 32)2)a)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom