Official UK procurement notice
New Car Ferry for Lake Windermere
Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCCC are seeking to award a tender for the design, build, launch, installation, commissioning,
and acceptance of the new ferry, and associated elements. The land-locked nature of Lake
Windermere introduces several requirements and constraints specific to the new ferry. The
new ferry is to have increased car capacity, increased operating capability, improved
passenger facilities and is to be fully electrically powered from onboard batteries. The new
ferry is to be a cable ferry; propelled by pulling herself along a pair of steel wire cables
installed between the two slipways. The east slipway is located at Ferry Nab, Bowness-on-
Windermere and the west slipway at Far Sawrey and the ferry links the two parts of the
B5285 on either side of Lake Windermere. See Tender documents for further information.
CPV: Ferry boats · Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CCC are seeking to award a tender for the design, build, launch, installation,…Published value£5,000,000
CCC are seeking to award a tender for the design, build, launch, installation, commissioning, and acceptance of the new ferry, and associated elements. The land-locked nature of Lake Windermere introduces several requirements and constraints specific to the new ferry. The new ferry is to have increased car capacity, increased operating capability, improved passenger facilities and is to be fully electrically powered from onboard batteries. The new ferry is to be a cable ferry; propelled by pulling herself along a pair of steel wire cables installed between the two slipways. The east slipway is located at Ferry Nab, Bowness-on-Windermere and the west slipway at Far Sawrey and the ferry links the two parts of the B5285 on either side of Lake Windermere. See Tender documents for further technical requirements. Additional information: Please note that Cumbria is currently undergoing a Local Government Reorganisation. Government has announced that Cumbria County Council and the six district councils are to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect from 01 April 2023. This Framework Agreement is for use by the Contracting Authorities identified in the Framework notice and any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 to those Contracting Authorities.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 May 2022, 12:39 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2022, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN614299- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025416- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033fcbFind a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN614299) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
12 Aug 2022 → 9 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published9 Sept 2022, 16:38 BST
Notice history
5 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (4 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 12 Jul 2022 | 22 Aug 2022 | +41 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 22 Aug 2022 | 6 Sept 2022 | +15 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 6 Sept 2022 | 12 Sept 2022 | +6 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 12 Sept 2022 | 16 Sept 2022 | +4 d |
4 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2022-07: 1 release · 29 Jul 2022
- 2022-05: 1 release · 25 May 2022
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Barrow Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Eden District CouncilContracting authority
- South Lakeland District CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria