II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45241000
63000000
71220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
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 undertaking a procurement for the provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, enhancement, promotion, management and maintenance of the Berths and Site at the Port of Ramsgate. The Contract will be structured as a services concession.
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. Bidders are advised to sign and submit the form of NDA provided in the tender pack on the Portal (unamended) promptly in accordance with the instructions set out therein so that they are able to access such information.
Please see the procurement documents for further details available from the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page
(www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
(https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)).
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in working days: 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