Services Concession Contract for the Operation of Northumberland Energy Park Dock

Description

ANCL is seeking to award a Services Concession Contract for the operation, equipping, promotion, management and maintenance of Northumberland Energy Park Dock. The contract will be for an initial period of ten (10) years, with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years. ANCL is conducting the procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) (“CCR 2016”). Lot 1: ANCL is undertaking a procurement for the provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, promotion, management and maintenance of the newly created 2.5 HA Northumberland Energy Park Dock. The Concessionaire shall provide services relating to the import/export of goods by vessel at the Dock to those businesses/customers operating from Northumberland Energy Park. This includes a manufacturer of subsea cables who shall be granted priority use of the Dock. The Contract will be structured as a services concession. An overview of the intended procurement process (which includes the option to have dialogue with shortlisted Bidders) is as follows: Stage 1 – Combined Qualification and Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders Stage (ISIT Stage) Stage 2 – Dialogue Stage 3 – Invitation to Submit Final Tenders Stage 4 – Preferred Bidder Stage Stage 5 – Contract Award ANCL intends to invite a maximum of three (3) Bidders to participate in Dialogue following the ISIT Stage. Please see the procurement documents for further details. Additional information: Bidders are invited to attend an open day & site visit on 23 or 24 June 2022. Bidders must register their attendance through the Portal at their earliest convenience. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate only. It is the estimated gross turnover (exclusive of VAT) that a Concessionaire may be able to generate from the provision of the services at the Dock.