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The Oil and Pipelines Agency : OPA T254/0000 OFD Oil Fuel Depot Storage Tank Cleaning Framework

  The Oil and Pipelines Agency is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise

Notice Summary
Title: OPA T254/0000 OFD Oil Fuel Depot Storage Tank Cleaning Framework
Notice type: Contract Notice
Authority: The Oil and Pipelines Agency
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Open
Short Description: The requirement of this Tender is to provide a Framework of suitably skilled and qualified contractors capable of undertaking the Cleaning of the depots oil storage tanks (with the option of Blasting) under the control of the OPA, therefore maintaining our current stock of F44 and F76 grade Fuel and ship sullage water tanks. The Tenderer shall be required to provide all such safety precautions as would be required to undertake this operation.
Published: 17/04/2019 13:05

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UK-London: Tank-cleaning services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             The Oil and Pipelines Agency
             Clive House, 6th Floor, 70 Petty France, Westminster, London, SW1H 9EX, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2393876130, Email: karen.robinson@oilandpipelines.com
             Contact: Karen Robinson
             Main Address: https://gov.uk/opa
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Tank-cleaning-services./WNU45KB58A
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Tank-cleaning-services./WNU45KB58A to the address as in Annex A.III       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Other activity:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: OPA T254/0000 OFD Oil Fuel Depot Storage Tank Cleaning Framework       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      90913100 - Tank-cleaning services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The requirement of this Tender is to provide a Framework of suitably skilled and qualified contractors capable of undertaking the Cleaning of the depots oil storage tanks (with the option of Blasting) under the control of the OPA, therefore maintaining our current stock of F44 and F76 grade Fuel and ship sullage water tanks.

The Tenderer shall be required to provide all such safety precautions as would be required to undertake this operation.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 2,500,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      90913000 - Tank and reservoir cleaning services.
      50514100 - Repair and maintenance services of tanks.
      44611410 - Oil-storage tanks.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) is a public corporation, formed in 1986 by virtue of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 to operate and maintain the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
There are 6 Oil Fuel Depots (OFD's) in the UK owned by the MoD but operated and managed by OPA. The OFD's principle role is to receive, store and issue middle distillate fuels to support Naval Command.
The two OFD's located in Southern England at Gosport and Thanckes support the adjacent HM Naval Bases namely Portsmouth and Devonport. The Scottish site at Garelochhead supports Faslane Naval Base, whilst OFD's at Loch Striven, Loch Ewe and Campbeltown provide bulk storage and regional support to visiting Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers and warships. All sites are supplied by sea.
The requirement of this Procurement exercise is to procure a suitable Contractor to execute works required for bulk fuel tank cleaning
The Tank cleaning service provider shall be required to ensure that all internal surfaces should be free from all loose rust, scale, deposits, damaged coatings or cement wash. The level of preparation should be comparable to brush off blast cleaning according to Swedish Standard SIS 055900 Class SA 1.
The services to be provided shall include, but limited to, the following:
— Water/Fuel Bottoms removal,
— Tank cleaning,
— Lead sampling,
— Tank hand over.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 2,500,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Initial two year period and then two twelve month extensions.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WNU45KB58A       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 31/05/2019 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 31/05/2019
         Time: 12:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Tank-cleaning-services./WNU45KB58A

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WNU45KB58A
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             The Oil and Pipelines Agency
       6th Floor, 70 Petty France, Westminster, London, SW1H 9EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2393876130
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
          12 - 14 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2074217444
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 17/04/2019

Annex A

   
   III) Addresses and contact points to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
       Oil and Pipelines Agency
       OPA, 1st Floor, Vulcan Building, Fort Blockhouse, Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2AB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2393876130, Email: karen.robinson@oilandpipelines.com
       Main Address: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Tank-cleaning-services./WNU45KB58A
       NUTS Code: UK

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UK-London: Tank-cleaning services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       The Oil and Pipelines Agency
       Clive House, 6th Floor, 70 Petty France, Westminster, London, SW1H 9EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2393876130, Email: karen.robinson@oilandpipelines.com
       Contact: Karen Robinson
       Main Address: https://gov.uk/opa
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Fuel Storage & Distribution

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: OPA T254/0000 OFD Oil Fuel Depot Storage Tank Cleaning Framework            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         90913100 - Tank-cleaning services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The requirement of this Tender is to provide a Framework of suitably skilled and qualified contractors capable of undertaking the Cleaning of the depots oil storage tanks (with the option of Blasting) under the control of the OPA, therefore maintaining our current stock of F44 and F76 grade Fuel and ship sullage water tanks.

The Tenderer shall be required to provide all such safety precautions as would be required to undertake this operation.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,500,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            90913000 - Tank and reservoir cleaning services.
            50514100 - Repair and maintenance services of tanks.
            44611410 - Oil-storage tanks.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) is a public corporation, formed in 1986 by virtue of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 to operate and maintain the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
There are 6 Oil Fuel Depots (OFD's) in the UK owned by the MoD but operated and managed by OPA. The OFD's principle role is to receive, store and issue middle distillate fuels to support Naval Command.
The two OFD's located in Southern England at Gosport and Thanckes support the adjacent HM Naval Bases namely Portsmouth and Devonport. The Scottish site at Garelochhead supports Faslane Naval Base, whilst OFD's at Loch Striven, Loch Ewe and Campbeltown provide bulk storage and regional support to visiting Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers and warships. All sites are supplied by sea.
The requirement of this Procurement exercise is to procure a suitable Contractor to execute works required for bulk fuel tank cleaning
The Tank cleaning service provider shall be required to ensure that all internal surfaces should be free from all loose rust, scale, deposits, damaged coatings or cement wash. The level of preparation should be comparable to brush off blast cleaning according to Swedish Standard SIS 055900 Class SA 1.
The services to be provided shall include, but limited to, the following:
— Water/Fuel Bottoms removal,
— Tank cleaning,
— Lead sampling,
— Tank hand over.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WNU45KB58A


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2019/S 78-186921
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 02/07/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 11
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             W.G.Beaumont & Son Ltd, N/A
             Beaumont House, 8 Bernard Road, Romford, RM7 0HX, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 17081749202, Fax. +44 17081749202, Email: tom.costello@wgbeaumont.co.uk
             Internet address: http://www.wgbeaumont.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Merkland Tank Limited, N/A
             14 Loanbank Quadrant, Govan, Glasgow, G51 3HZ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1414406130, Fax. +44 1414406130, Email: kirsty.mcintyre@merklandtank.co.uk
             Internet address: http://www.merklandtank.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             Adler & Allan Ltd, N/A
             80 Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1HQ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2085557111, Fax. +44 2085557111, Email: Steve.davies@adlerandallan.co.uk
             Internet address: http://www.adlerandallan.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.4)
             Future Industrial Services Ltd, N/A
             Image Business Park, Acornfield Road, Kirkby, L337UF, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1512033222, Fax. +44 1512033222, Email: rachael.cotton@futureindustrial.com
             Internet address: http://www.futureindustrial.com
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.5)
             Veolia ES UK Ltd, N/A
             210 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JY, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2078125000, Fax. +44 2078125000, Email: kenneth.orr@veolia.com
             Internet address: http://www.veolia.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://opa.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=429511110

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          The Oil and Pipelines Agency
          6th Floor, 70 Petty France, Westminster, London, SW1H 9EX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2393876130

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
          12 - 14 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2074217444

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/03/2020