Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-27
Buyer: Portsmouth City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45223200 | 45223210 | 45223500 | 45244000: Marine construction works | 45262300
Estimated value: 1000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Portsmouth City Council (the “Council”) is inviting expressions of interest from experienced contractors for the design and construction of corrosion protection works, comprising of the design and installation of cathodic protection, at the Hard Interchange, Portsmouth. The target date for award of the contract is 11.2.2019. The Council envisages a 5 month programme of design and construction activities to achieve project completion during summer 2019. The value of the contract is estimated at between 750 000 GBP to 1 000 000 GBP but is anticipated to fall within the lower value stated. Application is via SSQ submission, the deadline for which is Monday 26
Portsmouth City Council — the “Council” — is inviting expressions of interest from experienced contractors for the design and construction of corrosion protection works, comprising of the design and installation of cathodic protection, at the Hard Interchange, Portsmouth.
The proposed cathodic protection works are to maintain the condition of the Hard interchange underlying supporting jetty structure. It is envisaged that the client will require a 30 year life to be achieved until the next major concrete repair cycle. The cathodic protection works will form a key part of the strategy to preserve the life of the supporting structure which might include a hybrid galvanic/impressed current Cathodic Protection system. However the type and detail of the cathodic protection system to be adopted will be for the Contractor's designer to determine taking full account of all details of the site and the Contractor's responsibility to install a system that achieves the life of protection specified.
The Council is targeting to have awarded the contract by February 2019 and envisages a 5 month programme of design and construction activities to achieve completion of installation during summer 2019. The deadline for submissions of SSQ documentation is Monday 26.11.2018 (14:00), the Invitation to Tender documents will then be issued on Monday 10.12.2018 with a tender return deadline of Friday 18.1.2019. The value of the contract is estimated at between 750 000 GBP to 1 000 000 GBP but is anticipated to fall within the lower value stated.
The Council will evaluate submissions against the criteria stated within this document to formulate a shortlist of the strongest 3-4 Contractors who will be invited to submit tenders. Should a Contractor decline to bid or is unable to for any other reason the Council reserves the right invite the next ranked contractors from assessment to tender.
The Council envisages that tenders will be sought on a single stage NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract Option A Fixed Price w/Activity Schedule basis covering both the design and construction aspects. However the Council reserves the right to investigate and apply other strategies — e.g. Option C Target Cost, 2 Stage, etc. — if deemed more advantageous. Adoption of an alternative strategy may be applied pre-award or post award during build-up of detailed design.
*The contract is classified as a below threshold works contract within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). In the interests of transparency the Council will apply a voluntary standstill period but on reduced timescales.
The SSQ and supporting documentation can be accessed via the council's e-sourcing solution InTend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home
As stated within the SSQ documentation, for full details access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home


Eligibility requirements: As stated within the SSQ documentation, for full details access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home

Award value: 1000000