Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE
LONDON
E201JN
Contact
Andrew Taylor
Telephone
+44 7821812478
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Woolwich Ferry - Docking, Class Renewal, Maintenance and Repair 2023
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
The Woolwich Ferry (WF) service was transferred to TfL in 2000. In January 2021, the
operation was taken in-house by TfL, having been run through outsourced marine operators
until the end of 2020. Every 5 years, vessels have to undergo dry docking which is necessary
to maintain vessel classification and to ensure a safe, operable and reliable service. The drydocking
includes inspections and maintenance of the ferries and this is the first occurrence
for TfL's two vessels, and the first such contract undertaken by TfL. Both vessels need this
activity to occur before October 2023 otherwise will not be permissible to operate on the
Thames.
This procurement will procure the following elements of the Woolwich Ferry Resilience and
Renewals Programme.
• Drydocking, berthing and associated utilities
• Class Renewal
• Running Repairs
• Detailed design and price for a number of alterations / upgrades
Completion of alterations / upgrades dependent upon further approval
A PCR 2015 compliant procurement process will be conducted to appoint a single supplier
to carry out the services using BIMCO Repaircon terms and conditions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The dry-docking activity of the vessels on a regular basis is a requirement for efficient and
safe inspection and maintenance of the ferries and has three main objectives which are as
follows:
1. To clean, scrub, prepare by de-scaling all rusted areas of the hull, and finally paint the
ship's hull so that speed and fuel consumption are restored to the original
2. To examine all underwater critical components as well as the entire under water hull for
defects and take suitable corrective measures to put this right.
3. To undertake repairs and upgrades which require dry docking and are essential to the
success of the ferry service.
The following benefits are expected to be achieved:
• Improved reliability, resilience & responsiveness of the service 7 days per week.
• Achieve and maintain regulatory compliance.
Improve Woolwich Ferry user/customer satisfaction scores.
• Reduce risks for vulnerable staff and users.
• Improve the Ferry's reputation in local area including reducing impact on local congestion
and environment.
• Enable the reduction of the net cost of operating the service (including through enabling
opportunities for revenue generation).
• Extend / maintain the lifespan of the vessels through regular maintenance.
• Better understanding and clarity on future budgets.
• Enabling procurement compliance by reducing the reliance on future Single Source
requests.
• Reducing the number of procurement projects and hence the procurement resource
requirements by aggregating the requirements into one project.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
A further 6 months
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-006696
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom