Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-08-26
Buyer: Transport for London (TfL)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 44113910 | 45213340 | 45241300 | 50240000 | 50246100
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-09-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Услуги по ремонт, поддържане и подобни услуги (преустройство, възстановяване, реконструкция) на плавателни средства
Servicios de reparación, mantenimiento y servicios asociados relacionados con equipos navales y otros equipos
Services de réparation, d'entretien et services connexes relatifs au transport maritime et à d'autres équipements
Servicii de reparare şi de întreţinere şi servicii conexe pentru transportul maritim şi pentru alte echipamente
Storitve popravila, vzdrževanja in pripadajoče storitve, povezane s pomorskim prevozom in drugo opremo
TfL is establishing a single contract for the maintenance of TfL’s piers on the River Thames as outlined in this contract notice and as more particularly described in the procurement documents. The scope of the contract will include: planned preventative maintenance which includes proactive minor capital renewals, cleaning, mechanical and electrical activities, emergency (incident), reactive response and winter maintenance, safety patrols/inspections, health and safety assistance to third parties, minor capital intervention works including any necessary design input and dredging. The intended start date of the contract is April 2021.
This contract relates to the maintenance of TfL’s piers on the River Thames. The current River Thames river are as follows: Festival Pier, Blackfriars Pier, Bankside Pier, Tower Pier, Greenwich Pier, Millbank Pier, Westminster Pier, Embankment Pier and Temple Pier and the contract requires the provision of services (including any ancillary works and/or supplies) in respect of these piers from the commencement of the contract. The old Blackfriars Pier and Woolwich Pier are also included within the scope of this contract and TfL may instruct the provision of the services (and any ancillary works and/or supplies) in respect of one or both of these piers during the life of the contract. TfL may also instruct the provision of the services (including any ancillary works and/or supplies) in respect of other river pier assets that TfL acquires and/or for which it becomes responsible for maintenance during the life of the contract.
The requirements under this contract will include routine maintenance, safety inspections, testing and reporting of: the mechanical and electrical components, navigation lights, lifting apparatus, lighting systems, pump systems, staff facilities, public facilities, drainage, ventilation, gas detection and fixed fire alarm systems.
It will also include the routine maintenance and reporting of the ‘fabric’ of the piers (in accordance with applicable structural and marine regulations) and facilitating inspections by TfL’s conditions assessment framework contractor (see ‘VI.3) Additional information’).
The contractor will also be required to provide a 24-hour a day, 365 days a year incident (emergency call out) and reactive response service and a winter maintenance standby service during TfL’s winter service season (annually from the 15
The scope also includes non-routine maintenance for activities (including any necessary design input) for works such as defect rectification, dredging, the replacement of minor assets such as port doors, air conditioning units and some minor capital renewals such as decking replacement.
The scope of the services required by the contract is a continuing requirement by TfL. Such services will continue to be required following expiry of this contract but the procurement and contracting strategy for any future requirement may change.
The contact will have an initial term of 4 years and TfL may extend the contract beyond the initial 4-year term for up to 4 further years at its discretion.
As set out in section II.2.4), the provision of services (including any ancillary works and/or supplies) are required from the commencement date of the contract in relation to nine (9) specified river piers. TfL may also require, during the life of the contract, the provision of the services (including any ancillary works and/or supplies) to which this contract notice relates in respect of the old Blackfriars Pier and Woolwich Pier and/or in respect of other river pier assets that TfL acquires and/or for which TfL becomes responsible for maintenance during the life of the contract.
The values in section II.1.5) and section II.2.6) represent the maximum estimated value of services anticipated to be awarded across the 8-year period (should TfL choose to extend beyond the initial 4-year term). The estimated total value range may be GBP 3 000 000 to GBP 5 000 000.

Eligibility requirements: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 5000000