Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs acting through Cefas
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Contact person: Lisa Scott
Telephone: +44 1502527766
E-mail: lisa.scott@cefas.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cefas.co.uk
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
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Research Vessel (RV) Management Services for Cefas
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63726800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cefas requires a RV management services contract for RV Cefas Endeavour.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60640000
63726600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cefas have a requirement for a research vessel management (RV) services contractor to:
— employ the staff required to deliver the service to the authority,
— provide staff training and experience so that key skills identified by the authority are developed (and not lost),
— safely manage and maintain the vessel as if by a first-class owner to the standards required to provide cost-effective delivery of the annual survey programme, minimise vessel downtime and keep the vessel in a first-class condition for an operational life of 30 years,
— assist the authority in optimising the use of the RV and schedule the use of other vessels to meet authority requirements,
— assist the authority in the safe and efficient management of operations on third-party vessels,
— ensure compliance with legislation, safety of navigation and operational procedures, environmental standards and good working practices,
— provide a safe, cost-effect management, construction and maintenance service for all survey equipment as instructed by the authority,
— implement continuous improvements to the service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Research Vessel Management Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A W Ship Management Ltd
9 Alie Street
London
E1 8DE
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.awshipmanagement.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 45 816 888.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 2 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
The sub-contracted services will be for Specialist IT Support, Specialist Marine Software and Crew Management.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-20191220-PRO-15712391
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cefas
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1502527766
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/12/2019