Marine Construction Works for Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence, DIO
Marlborough Lines, IDL 448, Monxton Rd
For the attention of: Samantha Mepham
SP11 8HJ Andover
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1264383161
E-mail: samantha.mepham733@mod.uk
Fax: +44 1264383073

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority/entity: www.mod.uk/dio/

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

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

Thankes Oil Fuel Depot – Loading Facility and Fire Fighting Upgrade.

Works
Design and execution

NUTS code UKK41

Marine construction works. Marine construction work. Firefighting equipment. Jetties. Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines. Demolition, site preparation and clearance work. Berthing services. Marine Construction works. Firefighting equipment.

45244000

The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed
The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract
The contracting authority/entity may oblige the successful tenderer to award all or certain subcontracts through the procedure set out in Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC
The successful tenderer is obliged to specify which part or parts of the contract it intends to subcontract beyond the required percentage and to indicate the subcontractors already identified

This contract is divided into lots: no

Variants will be accepted: no

Design and construction of a new fuel jetty and approach bridge, mooring dolphins, dredged berth pocket, fuel pipelines and manifold for issue and receipt of oil fuels from Thankes Oil Fuel Depot by vessels up to 50 000 tons displacement. The Works include associated provision of welfare facilities, power supply, CCTV communications, water supply, fenders and mooring equipment, capital dredge of berth pocket and demolition of existing jetty upon completion. Includes upgrade to certain parts of existing fire fighting equipment within Thankes Oil Fuel Depot.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 45 000 000 and 55 000 000 GBP

Options: no

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Duration in months: 30 (from the award of the contract)

The Ministry of defence (MoD) reservces the right to request deposits, guarantees or other forms of security. Further details will be provided in the tender documents.

The main financing condition and payment (see Section VI paragraph 3) arrangements will be set out in the tender documents.

Any contract awarded shall be entered into by a single legal entity on the part of the successful applicant. In the event of a joint venture or consortium submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary for each member of that joint venture or consortium to sign an undertaking that each member will be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the contract.

Candidates which do not yet hold security clearance may obtain such clearance until: 10.7.2015

Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.

A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator’s bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established.
(c) where appropriate, a statement, covering the three previous financial years of the economic operator, of:(i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract.
Means of proof required as detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(a) in the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator’s technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator’s skills, efficiency, experience and reliability;
(b) a list of works carried out over the past five years together with (unless the contracting authority specifies that the following certificate should be submitted direct to the contracting authority by the person certifying) certificates of satisfactory completion for the most important of those works indicating in each case: (i)the value of the consideration received; (ii)when and where the work or works were carried out; and (iii)specifying whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed;
(c) a statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past five years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where – (a)that person was not a contracting authority, and (b)the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided;
(d) a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) carry out the work under the contract, or (ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator;
(e) a statement of the economic operator’s: (i) technical facilities; (ii) measures for ensuring quality; (iii) study and research facilities; and (iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property;
(f) a check carried out by the contracting authority or on its behalf by a competent official body of the member State in which the economic operator is established: (i) on the technical capacity of the economic operator; and (ii) if relevant, on the economic operator’s study and research facilities and quality control measures;
(g) in the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator’s educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: (i) if any, those of the economic operator’s managerial staff; and (ii) those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;
(h) the environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract;
(i) a statement of the services provider’s or contractor’s average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years;
(m) in the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority;
(n) a certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification;
(o) any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i).
The proof required is as detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Negotiated

Envisaged number of operators 3

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

An electronic auction has been used: no

DIO 31/7115

Notice on a buyer profile

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 28.5.2015 – 17:00
Payable documents: no

2.6.2015 – 17:00

English.

This is a recurrent procurement: no

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

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From 2.4.2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.

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GO Reference: GO-2015430-DCB-6563838.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
yes
Notice on a buyer profile:

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 238-392005 of 6.12.2012.

Ministry of Defence, DIO, DIO

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The MoD will incorporate a ‘standstill’ period for a minimum of 10 calendar days at the point which information of the award of the Contract is electronically communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.

Ministry of Defence, DIO, DIO

30.4.2015