Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
CLARENCE COURT,10-18 ADELAIDE STREET
BELFAST
BT28GB
Telephone
+44 28925047876
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Supply and Delivery of Spare and Replacement Parts and Specialist Engineering Services for Voith Schneider propulsion Systems
Reference number
DAC-0138
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34900000 - Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
DfI Roads, Consultancy Services operates the Strangford Lough Ferry Service using two roll on roll off (ro-ro) ferries, the MV Portaferry II and the MV Strangford II. Both vessels have Voith Schneider Propulsion equipment installed.The propulsion unit control system on the Strangford II is also manufactured by Voith Global. This contract will be for the continued procurement of spare parts and engineering services to facilitate maintenance and repair of the Voith equipment directly from Voith Turbo Ltd. and will will minimise delay in delivery when parts and engineering services are required urgently.
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: £350,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Spare parts and engineering services to facilitate maintenance and repair of the Voith systems
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Voith Turbo Ltd parts are manufactured in Germany and they are the only company that supply genuine spare parts
for Voith Schneider Propulsion Systems
Regulation 32 (5) (b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 enables the Department to negotiate a contract directly
with one or more economic operators, where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire
supplies having different technical characteristics, which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical
difficulties in operation and maintenance
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
Title
Supply and Delivery of Spare and Replacement Parts and Specialist Engineering Services for Voith Schneider Propulsion Systems
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 February 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Voith Turbo Limited
6 Beddington Farm Road, Croydon
Surrey
CR0 4XB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £350,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £350,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
BELFAST
Country
United Kingdom