Diving Services

Dublin Port Company

The contracting entity proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of single-party framework agreement(s) to provide diving services. The requirements will be for the successful framework member to carry out any diving operations required by Dublin Port Company. Diving services have been required on approximately 25 days per annum in recent years.
It is expected that the successful framework member will be in a position to supply all equipment necessary to perform the full range of tasks required including any craft needed, underwater cutting and welding equipment, underwater inspection cameras (video with surface viewing and still cameras).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-07. The procurement was published on 2020-07-06.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-06 Contract notice
2021-04-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Diving services
Short description:
The contracting entity proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of single-party framework agreement(s) to provide diving services. The requirements will be for the successful framework member to carry out any diving operations required by Dublin Port Company. Diving services have been required on approximately 25 days per annum in recent years. It is expected that the successful framework member will be in a position to supply all equipment necessary to perform the full range of tasks required including any craft needed, underwater cutting and welding equipment, underwater inspection cameras (video with surface viewing and still cameras).
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Diving services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Diving services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Dublin Port Company
Postal address: Port Centre, Alexandra Road
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: https://www.dublinport.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: pcoonan@dublinport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18876848 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18551241 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169844&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169844&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-08-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-07-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 132-324866
OJ-S issue: 132
Additional information
Please see procurement documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 172338

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting entity proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of single-party framework agreement(s) to provide diving services. The requirements will be for the successful framework member to carry out any diving operations required by Dublin Port Company. Diving services have been required on approximately 25 days per annum in recent years.
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It is expected that the successful framework member will be in a position to supply all equipment necessary to perform the full range of tasks required including any craft needed, underwater cutting and welding equipment, underwater inspection cameras (video with surface viewing and still cameras).
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Estimated total value: 3 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
Typical diving operations carried out within the port include but may not be limited to:
(a) clearing of intakes to emergency fire pumps at oil berths and berth 51;
(b) underwater inspections of Port craft, tugs, pilot boats, workboats; clearing of fouled propellers, intakes, etc.
(c) underwater inspections of all Berths including Bull Bridge and Bulloch Harbour; inspection for fouling, scrap, obstructions, etc.
(d) removal of debris/obstructions from river, berth areas, etc.
(e) inspection of underwater steelwork on Ro-Ro ramps, quay walls, etc.
(f) monitoring corrosion, inspection of anodes, supply and fit of sacrificial anodes, etc.
(g) inspections after completion of any underwater works;
(h) rock breaking;
(i) cutting and welding;
(j) recovering of fenders/airlifting fenders;
(k) undermining surveys;
(l) repairs to undermining of quay walls;
(m) repairs to fenders if required.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The duration of the framework agreement will be for three (3) years,, subject to satisfactory annual review of performance, with the option to extend for a further two periods of one (1) years, subject to a maximum duration of five (5) years.
Additional information:
Please see procurement documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 172338
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to tender documentation.
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
As detailed in the documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using System ID 172338.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be detailed at tender stage.
Contract performance conditions: As stated in the procurement documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As set out in the procurement documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 172338
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paula Coonan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/411 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169844&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
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2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on eTenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
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3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9 a.m. โ€“ 17.30 p.m. GMT);
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:172338) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;
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5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;
6) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words โ€˜or equivalentโ€™ will always be appended;
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11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18860000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines: In accordance with the Remedies Directive and SI 131.
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Ireland
Source: OJS 2020/S 132-324866 (2020-07-06)
Contract award notice (2021-04-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting entity engaged in a competitive process for the establishment of single-party framework agreement(s) to provide diving services. The requirements was for the successful framework member to carry out any diving operations required by Dublin Port Company. Diving services have been required on approximately 25 days per annum in recent years. It is expected that the successful framework member will be in a position to supply all equipment necessary to perform the full range of tasks required including any craft needed, underwater cutting and welding equipment, underwater inspection cameras (video with surface viewing and still cameras).
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Total value of the procurement: 3 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Port Centre, Alexandra Rd, North Dock
Postal code: D01 H4C6

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-04-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 082-212796
Refers to notice: 2020/S 132-324866
OJ-S issue: 82
Additional information
RFT 172338.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting entity engaged in a competitive process for the establishment of single-party framework agreement(s) to provide diving services. The requirements was for the successful framework member to carry out any diving operations required by Dublin Port Company. Diving services have been required on approximately 25 days per annum in recent years.
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(b) underwater inspections of Port craft, tugs, pilot boats, workboats; clearing of fouled propellers, intakes, etc.;
(c) underwater inspections of all Berths including Bull Bridge and Bulloch Harbour; inspection for fouling, scrap, obstructions, etc.;
(d) removal of debris/obstructions from river, berth areas, etc.;
(e) inspection of underwater steelwork on Ro-Ro ramps, quay walls, etc.;
(f) monitoring corrosion, inspection of anodes, supply and fit of sacrificial anodes etc.;
m) repairs to fenders if required.
Additional information: RFT 172338.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service delivery (including proposed team)
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Safety health and welfare management
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Environmental management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Contract management and service level agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-04-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Irish Sea Contractors Ltd
Postal address: Crory
Postal town: Ferns, Co. Wexford
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
South-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Total value of the procurement: 3 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 082-212796 (2021-04-23)
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