Concession notice
Section I: Contracting
authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Thanet District Council
PO Box 9
Margate
CT91XZ
UK
Contact person: Gemma Paul
Telephone: +44 1843577294
E-mail: gemma.paul@thanet.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.thanet.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.thanet.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=99171601-ae0e-ee11-8123-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Services Concession Contract for Port Operation Services at the Port of Ramsgate
Reference number: DN675347
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63721200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Thanet District Council as Statutory Harbour Authority is seeking to award a Services Concession Contract for the operation, equipping, enhancement, promotion, management and maintenance of a 17.8 acre site and two roll on/roll off berths (the "Berths") (which are approximately 2.42 acres) and surrounding portside land at the Port of Ramsgate (the "Site").
The contract will be for an initial period of twenty (20) years, with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years.
Thanet District Council is conducting the procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) ("CCR 2016"). Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.
Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access certain information which is designated as confidential and/or commercially sensitive. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
325 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45241000
63100000
63721000
63723000
71220000
98362000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
Port of Ramsgate, 21 Military Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9FT
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Thanet District Council as Statutory Harbour Authority is seeking to award a Services Concession Contract for the operation, equipping, enhancement, promotion, management and maintenance of a 17.8 acre site and two roll on/roll off berths (the "Berths") (which are approximately 2.42 acres) and surrounding portside land at the Port of Ramsgate (the "Site").
The contract will be for an initial period of twenty (20) years, with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years. Thanet District Council is conducting the procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) ("CCR 2016").
The Council received a grant from the Levelling Up Fund ("LUF") in 2021, and has committed to allocating part of the LUF funding towards investment in infrastructure at the Site. The Council intends to make £4.5 million LUF funding available to the Concessionaire by way of a grant agreement for the purposes of delivering capital works at the Site. Bidders will be required, in addition to their proposals for the delivery of the Services, to set out their proposals for delivering any capital works in their tenders.
An overview of the intended procurement process (which includes the ability to have dialogue with shortlisted Bidders) is as follows:
Stage 1 - Combined Qualification and Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders Stage (ISIT Stage)
Stage 2 - Dialogue
Stage 3 - Invitation to Submit Final Tenders
Stage 4 - Preferred Bidder Stage
Stage 5 - Contract Award
Thanet District Council intends to invite a maximum of three (3) Bidders to participate in Dialogue following the ISIT Stage.
Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access certain information which is designated as confidential and/or commercially sensitive. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.
Please see the procurement documents for further details available from the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
325 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 300
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contracts entered into as a result of this concession notice shall be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Thanet District Council reserves the right not to enter into any contract or award any contract as a result of this concession notice and to vary or change or not to proceed with this competition at any stage of the procurement process.
Thanet District Council shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by any potential bidder responding to this concession notice.
Please refer to the procurement documentation for important notices in respect of commercially sensitive information and the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Thanet District Council reserves the right to require potential bidders to enter into a parent company guarantee and/or performance bond.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please see the procurement documents for further details - available from the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk).
Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access certain information which is designated as confidential and/or commercially sensitive. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Not provided
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/10/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Bidders are invited to attend a site visit on either the 28 August 2024 or 6 September 2024. Bidders must register their attendance through the Portal at their earliest convenience. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate only. It is the estimated gross turnover (exclusive of VAT) that a Concessionaire may be able to generate from the provision of the services at the Port of Ramsgate.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulations 47 (Notices of decisions to award a concession), Regulation 48 (standstill period) and Regulation 52 (Enforcement of duties through the court) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/08/2024