Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Thanet District Council
Thanet District Council, Cecil Street
Margate
CT9 1XZ
Contact
Miss Gemma Paul
Telephone
+44 1843577294
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Concession Contract for Port Operation Services at the Port of Ramsgate
Reference number
DN675347
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63721200 - Port operation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This prior information notice is being published to indicate Thanet District Council’s intention to commence market engagement with organisations within the ports and harbours market.
The Council is intending to undertake a procurement process to attract and secure a port operator for two primary roll on/roll off (ro-ro) berths at the Port of Ramsgate and associated port side land by way of a services concession.
The Council is seeking to engage with the market to help inform its procurement exercise. A prospectus providing details of the opportunity has been published on the Kent Business Portal which can be accessed at https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/. Interested parties are invited to review the prospectus and to complete and submit responses to a market questionnaire by 7 July 2023.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
- 63110000 - Cargo handling services
- 63721000 - Port and waterway operation services and associated services
- 63721500 - Passenger terminal operation services
- 63723000 - Berthing services
- 98362000 - Port management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
Main site or place of performance
Port of Ramsgate, Military Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9FT.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Thanet District Council is the statutory harbour authority for the Port of Ramsgate. It is intending to undertake a procurement process for the award of a concession contract for the provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, promotion, management and maintenance of two primary roll on/roll off berths at the Port of Ramsgate. The arrangements will be structured as a services concession and the procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended).
Please see the prospectus for further details which can be found on the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/).
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Subject to the PIN exercise, the renewal period will be decided prior to the Tender issue.
two.2.14) Additional information
1) This PIN is not a call for competition and is published with the intention of facilitating engagement with the market prior to the commencement of a procurement process.
2) Thanet District Council reserves the right not to commence any procurement or award any contract in respect of this notice.
3) The information contained in this PIN and the documents made available are indicative only at this stage and subject to change.
4) Thanet District Council shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on the information contained/linked herein.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 July 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
If you wish to indicate an early expression of interest in relation to this opportunity, please complete the market questionnaire which can be found on the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/)