Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) System Tender

Concepts

• vessel traffic service
• belfast
• software package
• bhc
• new vts solution
• current vts system
• vts software solution
• current vts system infrastructure
• supply of a vessel traffic services
• technical performance of vts systems

Location

Northern Ireland: Belfast Harbour Estate

Description

This procurement relates to the supply of a Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system (software and any necessary supporting hardware, e.g. Radar, AIS, VHF Radio, Environmental Sensors, Device Communications, Network connectivity, Server based infrastructure). The service should include full project life cycle [Design > Build > Test > Train parallel operation and implementation as well as post implementation support and maintenance. Belfast Harbour Commissioners (BHC) best estimate of the anticipated potential value of the contract, based on the full potential duration of the contract and all options available, ranges between £4million and £9million. The estimated total value provided below therefore represents the upper limit of this range.

Total Quantity or Scope

The aim of this project is to replace the current VTS system and supporting infrastructure (software and hardware), with the latest technologies providing for real time data and enterprise-wide integration. The aim is to replace the current VTS system infrastructure [ Atlas VTS 9760]. At the very least the successful bidder will be required to integrate its solution to the current shipping system [Saab Technologies Klein Port -PMIS], to deliver the necessary functional requirements and BI/Analytics capability. It is anticipated this should be a standard integration. The system should also provide for remote access and mobile device capability. The new VTS solution is anticipated to operate an on-premise solution, including the use of web-based technologies. The solution BHC is seeking to acquire and implement includes the following high-level requirements: • The Bidder must provide a solution meeting the following IALA standards, recommendations, and guidelines: IALA S1040 Vessel Traffic Services, R0128 (V-128) Operational and technical performance of VTS systems, G1111 Preparation of operational and technical performance requirements for VTS systems. • The bidder must provide a comprehensive, mature, fully supported VTS software solution. The software must be wide ranging and capable of accepting, storing, processing, displaying, and reporting data from multiple sources. • The Bidder must deliver a fully functional VTS Centre providing employees with the latest presentation technologies within a suitable ergonomic environment. • The Bidder must provide a solution that delivers maximum Radar coverage, accuracy, and reliability across proposed sites. The solution must ensure redundancy and offer enhanced tracking and ship representation. The solution must meet IALA Guideline 1111(3) minimum criteria (advanced level). • The Bidder must provide a solution that delivers the full functionality of AIS allowing for maximum AIS coverage, accuracy and reliability across proposed sites. The solution must ensure redundancy and offer future proofed digital communications. • The Bidder must provide a solution that delivers maximum VHF Radio coverage, accuracy, and reliability across proposed sites. • The Bidder must provide a solution that delivers Environmental Sensor coverage, accuracy, and reliability across proposed sites. • The Bidder must ensure redundancy and limited single point of failure across all proposed sites. • The Bidder should provide a solution that has potential to integrate with existing CCTV or provide specific CCTV, allowing for the monitoring of vessels on berths. • The Bidder must provide a solution that delivers highly available connectivity between all communications devices, which is future proofed and compatible with emerging digital communications systems. • The Bidder must specify an IT Infrastructure solution/specification that ensures high performance communication between a primary VTS site and secondary / DR VTS sites. • The Bidder must provide a solution that complies with best practice non-functional requirements of Data Compliance, Storage, Recovery, Access Control and Cyber Security. • The Bidder must provide a solution that has the potential to Integrate with existing VTS, Port Management applications, devices, and technologies. • The Bidder must provide a solution where data migration from existing VTS, Port Management applications, devices, and technologies is possible. • The Bidder must provide comprehensive options for the maintenance and support of all associated services. Additional information: The costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process shall be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into.

Renewal Options

Any contract entered into by BHC will be for an initial 10 (ten) year period. BHC shall have the option, acting at its discretion, to extend on an annual basis on 5 (five) subsequent occasions of 12 (twelve) months each time, up to a maximum total period of 15 (fifteen) years.

CPV Codes

• 48100000 - Industry specific software package

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This process is being conducted competitively in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended). The procedure to be followed for this procurement is the negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition (Regulation 47). Bidders who wish to participate in this procurement are required to provide details of their contact point, together with an email address and telephone number upon downloading the tender documents. Bidders who fail to provide their details to BHC or register in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BHC during the tender process. All tender submissions and related documents must be submitted via email to tendersfc@belfast-harbour.co.uk . Only tender submissions and related documents submitted via email to tendersfc@belfast-harbour.co.uk will be considered by BHC for the award of the contract. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process (including any and all negotiations) will be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties. Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, BHC intends (according to the process described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) to invite a maximum of the 4 highest scoring bidders, following evaluation of PQQ responses, to the invitation to negotiate stage of this process, provided that BHC, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to invite less than 4 bidders to negotiate. Where there is a tie for 4th place, all bidders in 4th place will be invited to negotiate. For the purposes of this exercise, a tie for 4th place is deemed to occur where two or more bidders have identical scores