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Contract Award Notice

Additional Shipping Freight Capacity

  • First published: 28 December 2018
  • Last modified: 28 December 2018

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
DFT
Authority ID:
AA24029
Publication date:
28 December 2018
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The Department for Transport (the “Authority”) has awarded a contract to DFDS A/S for the supply of additional freight capacity on ferry services between England and The Netherlands and England and Germany in order to minimise the potential disruption of trade across the Short Straits in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement. The ferry services under the contracts are to be operational by 29.3.2019.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Transport

Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road

London

SW1P 4DR

UK

Contact person: Mr Alan Devine

Telephone: +44 7876258390

E-mail: alan.devine@dft.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Other: Transport

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Additional Shipping Freight Capacity

Reference number: TISEM00002

II.1.2) Main CPV code

60640000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This is a contract for the supply of additional freight capacity on Short Sea crossings for Ro-Ro services between English and European ports.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 47 293 532.00  EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE13

UKH14

NL33

DE932

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department for Transport (the “Authority”) has awarded a contract to DFDS A/S for the supply of additional freight capacity on ferry services between England and The Netherlands and England and Germany in order to minimise the potential disruption of trade across the Short Straits in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement. The ferry services under the contracts are to be operational by 29.3.2019.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: 20 % Quality, 80 % Price / Weighting: 20 %

Price / Weighting:  80 %

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive

Explanation

A situation of extreme urgency exists in the context of UK-EU roll-on-roll-off ferry capacity by virtue of the UK leaving the EU on 29.3.2019 and the prospect that this exit may be on a no-deal basis. This extreme urgency arises from a combination of events, and the anticipated response to those events of a range of entities, including:

1) The possibility of severe congestion at and around UK ports from 29.3.2019, caused by increased border checks by European Union Member States, and consequently a significant reduction in capacity at ports on the Short Straits. It is anticipated that this could, without further intervention to secure additional ferry capacity, cause delivery of critical goods to be delayed and cause significant wider disruption to the UK economy and to the road network in Kent;

2) The significant lead times that are required to source additional ferry capacity which require action to be taken several months in advance of the capacity being required to be delivered; and

3) Unexpected and unforeseeable limitations on the extent to which the market has to date been able to respond to these circumstances by putting in place contingency plans to deal with this scenario.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: TISEM00002c

Title: Additional Shipping Freight Capacity

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22/12/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DFDS A/S

14194711

DFDS House, Sundkrogsgade 11, DK-2100

Copenhagen

DK

Telephone: +45 33423527

E-mail: manag@dfds.com

Fax: +45 33423341

NUTS: DK01

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 47 293 532.00  EUR

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079476000

Internet address(es)

URL: www.justice.gov.uk

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

24/12/2018

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
60640000 Shipping operations Water transport services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
alan.devine@dft.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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