SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Defence Estates, DE, Bldg 1/150, Murrays Lane, HMNB, Contact: Mrs Carolyn M Williams, Attn: Mrs Carolyn M Williams, UK-Portsmouth PO1 3NH. Tel.
+44 2392726251. E-mail: carolyn.williams@de.mod.uk. Fax
+44 2392722724.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: Defence Estates.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions.
Defence.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Construction of an Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility (UHAF) at Portsmouth Naval Base.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Design and execution.
Main site or location of works: Portsmouth.
NUTS code:
UKJ31
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II.1.3)
The notice involves:
A public contract.
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Construction of an isolated Ammunitioning platform supporting 2 ammunitioning cranes in Portsmouth Harbour to ammunition and deammunition all current and future surface warships.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8)
Division into lots:
No.
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted:
No.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Construction of an isloated piled concrete platform and two mooring dolphins. The platform supports 2 specialist ammunitioning cranes plus power packs and crew accommodation. The facility is to be constructed in Portsmouth Harbour on Crown Estate seabed. A shore site compound with wharfage will be provided for the Contractor's use during the construction period.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 000 GBP.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Starting: 16.8.2010. Completion: 10.8.2012.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
Performance bonds and/or Parent Company Guarantees may be required.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Maximum Price Target Cost Provisions (including assessment of Actual Costs incurred, Supply Chain incentivisation and Open Book Accounting). The Prime Contractor shall be entitled to interim payments for Works completed on satisfactory completion of pre-agreed milestones.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Any contract awarded shall be entered into by a single legal entity on the part of the successful applicant.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
No.
III.2)
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 on the basis of information provided in response to a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), copies of which are available on request from Mrs Carolyn M Williams at the address and contact details set out at 1.1. All completed PQQs must be completed and returned to the address at 1.1 by 12:00 hours on 8.5.2009.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: See PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: See PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ.
III.2.4)
Reserved contracts:
No.
III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Restricted.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 3. Maximum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Authority intends to invite a minimum of 3 Applicants and retains the flexibility to invite a maximum of 5 Applicants to particpiate in the Invitation to Tender. Selection will be made on the basis of order of ranking at PQQ stage at which the criteria referred to in the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 will be assessed and marked.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2)
AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)
Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below:
Technical Capacity. Weighting: 500.
IV.2.2)
An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
DE04/3230.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
7.5.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
No.
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Advertising Regime OJEU:- These contract opportunities are published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin. The award of any subsequent contract arising from such requirements is subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2006. Where advertising is necessary in the OJEU and the DCB, the content of the two adverts must be exactly the same. Tracker Reference: TKR-2009316-DCB-833737 GO Reference: GO-2009316-DCB-833738.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
URL: http://.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
URL: http://.
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
16.3.2009.