CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Invitation to Negotiate for Supply of an ASD Tug.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Londonderry Port, Port Road, Lisahally, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

In order to fulfil its duty to provide certain services at the Port, the Contracting Authority is inviting tenders for provision of an Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) Harbour Tug. The vessel is to be of a suitable design to undertake towing operations, ship assistance operations and general port duties. The minimum bollard pull of the vessel is to be 40 Tonnes ahead and 35 Tonnes astern. The vessel should be between 19.0 and 24.0 metres long.

For towing operations, the vessel will typically assist vessels between the mouth of Lough Foyle and the Port of Londonderry (a transit of approximately 16nm). The vessel should be capable of undertaking this tow in both the bow tug and stern tug positions. The vessel should be fully capable of ship assistance for berthing and unberthing procedures.

The successful bidder will be responsible for design, manufacture, classification, delivery, commissioning and performance testing of the ASD Tug, together with the provision of training and potential ongoing supply of spare parts, and provision of a thirty six (36) month guarantee.

For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

1 ASD Harbour Tug to be designed, manufactured and supplied with training and potential ongoing supply of spare parts.

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

As detailed in the tender documents. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

As detailed in the tender documents and contract.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, the Contracting Authority may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively the Contracting Authority may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Refer to tender documents.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Refer to tender documents.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Refer to tender documents.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is available on request from the contact point set out in Section 1 of this notice. All costs of responding to this notice and participation in the procurement will be borne by the bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until the formal contract has been entered into.

Entry into the contract is subject to confirmation and receipt of funding for the purchase. Consequently, the contract will not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the authorised parties. Bidders satisfying the selection criteria at the pre-qualification stage of the process may be offered the opportunity of a site visit, if deemed necessary by the Contracting Authority. Subject to a sufficient number of satisfactory responses being received, a maximum of the top 5 ranked bidders will be invited to negotiate following the selection stage of this process, provided that the Contracting Authority, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to invite less than 5 bidders to negotiate. Each bidder must maintain the validity of its tender open for acceptance for a period of 8 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders to enable funding to be confirmed.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract is communicated to all bidders. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

III)

Address and contact point to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent