Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
UK
Contact person: Mr James Howarth
Telephone: +44 1872324971
E-mail: james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tamar Crossings - Fabrication, Structural Repairs & Maintenance Support Contract
Reference number: DN717909
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71333000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of various steelwork fabrications, structural repairs and associated maintenance support services at the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry.
There are many routine and ad hoc maintenance requirements, as well as smaller projects across both services, for instance:
- contract support services,
- on-site welding inspection and testing,
- welding, maintenance, repairs and metal fabrications on board the ferries,
- maintenance and repairs to shore side infrastructure such as ferry chain gantries,
- minor structural repairs to bridge structure, gantries and runway beams,
- bridge and ferry inspection support,
- routine annual maintenance activities - greasing, cleaning bearing and joints, etc.,
- larger one-off contracts such as major bridge access improvements,
- general labour support - ferry chain replacement, ferry gantry maintenance.
Please note that existing arrangements involve the present contractor typically attending at Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry sites each month for a duration of anywhere between 10-14 days depending on workloads and client requirements.
Suitably qualified and experienced contractors are invited to apply.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 999 999.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44212120
45255400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK3
UKK41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of various steelwork fabrications, structural repairs and associated maintenance support services at the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry.
There are many routine and ad hoc maintenance requirements, as well as smaller projects across both services, for instance:
- contract support services,
- on-site welding inspection and testing,
- welding, maintenance, repairs and metal fabrications on board the ferries,
- maintenance and repairs to shore side infrastructure such as ferry chain gantries,
- minor structural repairs to bridge structure, gantries and runway beams,
- bridge and ferry inspection support,
- routine annual maintenance activities - greasing, cleaning bearing and joints, etc.,
- larger one-off contracts such as major bridge access improvements,
- general labour support - ferry chain replacement, ferry gantry maintenance.
Please note that existing arrangements involve the present contractor typically attending at Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry sites each month for a duration of anywhere between 10-14 days depending on workloads and client requirements.
Suitably qualified and experienced contractors are invited to apply.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 15
Price
/ Weighting:
35
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-018454
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN717909
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Underhill Engineering (UK) Ltd
Plymouth
UK
NUTS: UKK41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
3 730 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cornwall Council
Truro
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2025