PIN: Port of Ramsgate Berth and mooring Spine Refurbishment (Survey and Design)

Thanet District Council is seeking the following through this PIN advertisement:

1. Consultancy services for the development of a comprehensive specification of refurbishment works to Berths 2, 3 and the associated mooring spine located in the Port of Ramsgate (Part A- Specialist Multi-Disciplinary Marine Consultant). These consultancy services are to include the procurement of all surveys necessary to inform the specification development. Surveys are to be defined, specified, managed and commissioned by the Consultant.
2. Early buildability advice for the delivery of the subsequent refurbishment works from prospective contractors. The Council is interested in hearing from parties who are able to deliver one or both of these service lines.

The Council intends to procure an operator for the Port of Ramsgate. This operator concession will require Berths 2 and 3, and the associated mooring spine to be fully operational/functional for a warrantied period of a minimum of 10 years. The Council is seeking to engage with the market to help inform a future Consultancy Service Tender and and the subsequent works and has provided a Port of Ramsgate Berth and Mooring Spine Refurbishment Prospectus for information and a Pre-Market Engagement Market Questionnaire (Part A - Specialist Multi-disciplinary Marine Consultant, Part B - Specialist Marine Works Contractor).

If you wish to indicate an early expression of interest in relation to this opportunity, please complete the Proforma to attend a Site Visit, which will be by appointment only, and a Market Questionnaire which can be found on the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/).

Site visits will be available on 18, 19 and 20 October 2023.

This PIN relates to the future services commission which will provide a full specification and design to the appropriate level to allow these works to be procured, and warranties to be provided on completion.

This PIN also relates to future works, which may be tendered following the completion of these services.

For this PIN, the deadline for Soft Market Testing responses is Midday, 6 November 2023. The Council is using the Kent Business Portal to carry out this soft marketing exercise. To view further information, please register for free at www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk on the PIN page. and express your interest in this soft marketing exercise. All queries and responses must be via the Kent Business Portal messaging area on the opportunity page.

Important Information:

Please note, this PIN is for a soft market testing exercise and does constitute a call for competition to procure any services from Thanet District Council.

The information contained in this PIN and the documents made available are indicative only at this stage and subject to change.

Please note, this is purely for a soft market testing exercise to be undertaken and Thanet District Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered by interested parties, or liable for any costs incurred by any party participating in this soft market testing exercise.

A response to this PIN does also not guarantee an expression of interest to participate in any future procurement process that Thanet District Council may advertise.

Thanet District Council reserves the right not to commence any procurement or award any contract in respect of this notice.