PLANNED MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT RECERTIFICATION TO CPVs HUNTER AND SPEEDWELL

Border Force (BF) is a Directorate of the Home Office. BF operate a fleet of six (6) Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPV), all CPVs are equipped and certified to Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) MGN 280 Workboat Code of Practice, (HSVC) Category 2, for service in waters up to 60 nautical miles from a safe-haven. All six (6) CPVs have a requirement for a programme of maintenance, annual certification and, also, defect rectification.

The full package of works required is detailed in the attached Statement of Requirements (C17104 - SoR - CPVs Hunter & Speedwell - LSAMAUD - vf).

This requirement is split into two (2) Lots; one (1) per CPV and bidders can submit a quotation for a single lot or multiple lots. Each Lot will be evaluated individually and the fact that a Bidder secures one Lot does not mean that they will secure any other Lot which they have bid for.

Following this sourcing exercise based on written quotation, the two (2) contracts will commence on: HUNTER - 3rd February 2020; SPEEDWELL - 2nd March 2020.

Upon successful acceptance of the CPVs by the respective supplier(s), the work package is required to be undertaken between: HUNTER - 3rd February 2020 and 14th February 2020; SPEEDWELL - 2nd March 2020 and 13th March 2020. Note; the parameters detailing as to where the works for each vessel are to take place are in the SoR.

Bidders are required to submit written quotations in both .pdf and .doc formats.

The purpose of this notice is to make the Statement of Requirements available and to invite potential suppliers to confirm they can fully meet the requirements by providing a fully itemised written quotation for the work package. Those potential suppliers are invited to send an email to Ian McDermott, Home office Commercial: Ian.Mcdermott@homeoffice.gov.uk, confirming their interest in this opportunity, providing the itemised quotation, in addition to confirmation of yard availability on the stated dates. Furthermore, confirmation of agreement to the Home Office Standard Short Form Services Terms and Conditions (C17104 - CPVs Hunter and Speedwell - LSAMAUD - Terms and Conditions) on which the contract will be awarded is required. Quotations should also be accompanied by a CDP as stated in the SoR, section 5.4. All required documentation should be submitted via email to Ian McDermott at the address above, no later than 12:00hrs, Tuesday 26th November 2019.