Diving Services Framework - Environment Agency

Diving Services Framework – Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is seeking the provision of diving services to complete both planned preventative maintenance and reactive diving works for a number of Environment Agency assets.

United Kingdom-Bristol: Diving services

2019/S 225-552069

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Defra Network eTendering Portal
Postal address: Horizon House
Town: Bristol
NUTS code: UK
Postal code: BS1 5AH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Eunice Kuyinu
E-mail: Eunice.Kuyinu@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2080247594

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.5)Main activity

Environment

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

1200000

Reference number: 27839

II.1.2)Main CPV code

98363000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

1200000

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

45246000

50100000

98363000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Environment Agency is seeking the provision of diving services to complete both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive diving works for a number of Environment Agency assets, including locks, weirs and bridges within its Thames Area and with a possible requirement for working in other Environment Agency areas as and when required. PPM work comprises sub-surface inspections of a variety of structures and producing comprehensive written reports, as well as scheduled component replacement. Reactive works are generated by PPM inspection findings, as well as additional construction works requested by Environment Agency areas and departments.

Environment Agency assets in Thames Area which require routine diving operations are mainly located along the River Thames, the upper half flowing from St John’s Lock to Hurley Lock and the lower half from Temple Lock to Teddington Lock. Further assets are found on the Rivers Wey, Kennet, Loddon, Ray, Wolvercote and on the Jubilee River. All rivers stated are non-tidal, with the exception of Teddington Lock site on the River Thames. The diving teams will predominantly be working on inland rivers and reservoirs, with an infrequent requirement to work on our coastal defenses.

Use of this framework may also be offered to the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and to its associated bodies including any agencies and non departmental public bodies.

As such, any indicative volumes or estimated framework values may be subject to change.

The framework is intended to be awarded to a single supplier.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Provision of diving services for the Thames Area.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 23/12/2019

Local time: 14:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 23/03/2020

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 23/12/2019

Local time: 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

Every 4 years.

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Please note: this framework is being procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In relation to IV.1), the type of procedure is the Open Procedure Regulation 29.

Please note: this exercise shall be conducted using a 2-stage approach:- organisations wishing to pursue this opportunity should complete the questions and submit your response to the supplier selection criteria (SSC) and award stage question through

The Bravo Portal system(www.bravosolution.co.uk).

The objective of the selection stage is to evaluate responses in accordance with regulations 57 and 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Completion of this section is mandatory. Any tenderer that fails one of the mandatory criteria set out in the specification will not progressed to be evaluated at the award stage.

Selection stage questions are listed under the qualification envelope. Most of the questions are ‘pass/fail’ questions. If you do not answer any of these questions appropriately, we will reject your application in full and will not evaluate any further questions and you will not be eligible to have your tender assessed at the award stage.

Please ensure you complete and submit the on-line qualification envelope forms within Bravo.

Right to cancel: the Environment Agency reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a framework or a contract, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received and reserves the right to award the framework or contract in part or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The Environment Agency shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this contract notice or in the completion or submission of any tender.

Other contracting authorities: this framework is primarily intended to meet the needs of the Environment Agency. The agency may require the successful bidder to provide the services on the same terms that are agreed as a result of this tender to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated bodies including any agencies and non departmental public bodies and others (the Defra Group). The agency may also require the provision of the services to members of the aforementioned Defra Group via the Environment Agency, rather than directly.

A full list of the Defra Group can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-forenvironment-Food-rural-affairs The successful bidder may also be required to provide the services to local authorities in England and Wales. A full list maybe found at http://local.direct.gov.uk/Data Similarly, the successful bidder may be required to supply and provide the services to Central Government departments, executive agencies and other NDPBs. Full lists can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Environment Agency
Postal address: Horizon House
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS1 5AH
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

19/11/2019