ID 3182015 AFBI – Supply of Naval Architecture for the Design and Construction of a Marine Research Vessel

Concepts

• research vessel
• belfast
• afbi
• construction of a marine research vessel
• ships and similar vessels
• supply of naval architecture
• construction of a new research vessel
• naval architecture consultancy firm
• afbi’s marine fisheries science requirements
• current research vessel

Location

BELFAST

Description

AFBI wish to engage a suitable qualified and experienced Naval Architecture consultancy firm to provide design, procurement and project management support for the construction of a new research vessel. The current Research Vessel (RV) Corystes, owned and operated by AFBI, currently undertakes the at-sea scientific work programme to support the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) statutory and policy responsibilities in the marine fisheries and marine environmental areas. AFBI require a replacement for RV Corystes which has reached the end of its service life, and through a public procurement competition, wishes to engage naval architect services for the design and construction of a new Research Vessel which is specifically tailored to meet AFBI’s marine fisheries science requirements and be capable of technological update over a service life of 30 years minimum.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 63726800 - Research vessel services
• 34512000 - Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
• 34513550 - Survey vessels
• 34500000 - Ships and boats
• 34510000 - Ships
• 34513000 - Fishing, emergency and other special vessels
• 34513100 - Fishing vessels
• 63726700 - Fishing-vessel services
• 71300000 - Engineering services
• 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
• 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
• 71320000 - Engineering design services
• 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
• 73110000 - Research services
• 73112000 - Marine research services
• 98360000 - Marine services
• 35513200 - Auxiliary research vessel

Indicators

Other Information

The value in II.1.7 is the maximum total value for all phases of the Contract. Phases 1 and 2 do not exceed the maximum budget published in the tender documents. Contract Monitoring. The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. . . If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website.. . Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy..