Repair and maintenance services of ships

Tender description

The Authority has a potential requirement for a 4-year Framework agreement for Thermographic surveys on 13 Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels and 8 small Royal Navy vessels. Part of the survey is to be conducted at sea to allow plant equipment to be fully loaded. Most surveys are to be conducted in the UK but a portion of these will be conducted abroad. The purpose of these surveys is to negate intrusive maintenance on various electrical switchgear, machinery plant equipment and allow the ship to meet SOLAS requirements. Thermographic surveys for early detection of defects that are visible only to the infra red spectrum is required to be conducted on 13 Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels: — Fort Austin, Fort Rosalie, Fort Victoria, Cardigan Bay, Lyme Bay, Mounts Bay, ARGUS, Wave Knight, Wave Ruler, Tidespring Tiderace, Tidesurge, Tideforce and on 8 Royal Navy (RN) Vessels: — HMS ECHO, HMS Enterprise, HMS Clyde, HMS Scott, HMS Protector, HMS Mersey, HMS Severn and HMS Tyne. Surveys will be required annually for RFA vessels with a possible requirement for ad hoc surveys on RN vessels or RFA visits as and when based on the ships individual operational programmes. It will be usual for the survey to be conducted out at sea as well as alongside in Port. However due to operational reasons there maybe a requirement to conduct a survey totally in Port. It is essential the Potential Provider is a member and meet the standards of the UKTA or its equivalent and embrace its doctrine with respect to accreditation for Thermographic Engineers. The Potential Provider shall make available an Engineer as and when a survey is required throughout the duration of the framework agreement. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.