Repair and maintenance services of ships

Tender description

CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is seeking to implement a maintenance and overhaul strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers – the ferry passengers. The service relates to the provision of annual dry dockings, slipping and docking for routine repairs and classification and MCA survey for CFL’s fleet of Ro-Ro and passenger ferries (currently 32 vessels in scope ranging in length from approximately 20 m to 118 m). The scope of work will comprise of main and intermediate dry dockings, with additional maintenance, repairs and replacements as required including modifications, upgrades, project work, emergency dockings and potentially supply chain management. CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is an operating company of the David MacBrayne Group, which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. It operates the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract, providing passenger, vehicle and freight shipping services on 29 routes, serving 53 ports and harbours across the west coast of Scotland and the Scottish Islands. It operates a fleet of 33 vessels and carries 5 500 000 passengers and 1 500 000 vehicles annually with an average 440 sailings a day. The company earned the National Transport Award for Ferry Operator of the year in 2018, delivering punctuality and technical reliability performance at 99,6 % and 99,4 % respectively. CFL are seeking to implement a maintenance and overhaul strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers – the ferry passengers. CFL is seeking to develop, in conjunction with suppliers, an approach to the challenge of providing a high-quality ferry service, which will balance the economic, political, legal and operational constraints in order to deliver a strategic approach to ship repair in Scotland and provide value for money for the tax payer. Duration of a new contract will be discussed with potential suppliers, but will need to align with CalMac’s operating contract. Contracts scope will cover the annual overhaul requirement and may also include additional preventative maintenance and unplanned/emergency repairs and upgrades to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Scope of work is specific vessel dependent, the vessels are currently in dock for 2 to 3 weeks with small vessels on average between 1 and 2 weeks but may be longer depending on work scope. Vessels are subject to specific operational areas contained in the load line certificate for each vessel. Any contractor will require to be located within the geographical restrictions of the vessel. Vessel movements may also be subject to favourable weather conditions and MCA approval. The contract is divided into 2 Lots – Lot 1 as set out below. A candidate may bid for both lots but can only be awarded 1 lot. The process for determining which lot is awarded is set out on the ITT document. It is a condition of the procurement that for Lot 1 that the works relating to a subset of the vessels that be subcontracted to 1 or more small to medium sized enterprises (defined in this context as having an annual turnover of less that 10 000 000 GBP). The vessels to be subcontracted are denoted as Lot 1b below. The allocation of vessels to lots shown below is provision and subject to change. Lot 1a: — MV Lochnevis, MV Hebridean Isles, MV Isle of Mull, MV Isle of Arran, — MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Lewis, MV Loch Alainn, MV Loch Bhrusda, MV Loch Fyne, MV Argyle, — MV Bute MV Coruisk, MV Portain MV Lochinvar, MV Catriona, MV Hallaig, MV Loch Dunvegan MV Loch Shira. Lot 1b: — MV Loch Buie, MV Isle of Cumbrae, MV Loch Linnhe, MV Loch Ranza, — MV Loch Riddon MV Loch Striven MV Loch Tarbert MV Argyle Flyer, MV Ali Cat, — MV Argyle Flyer and MV Ali Cat have already been allocated to a ship repair yard for an upgrade and resilience package, schedule for January-March 2021. As such, they will be excluded Lot 1b for 20/21 overhaul season and will be included in the lot for the remainder of the contract. CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is an operating company of the David MacBrayne Group, which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. It operates the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract, providing passenger, vehicle and freight shipping services on 29 routes, serving 53 ports and harbours across the west coast of Scotland and the Scottish Islands. It operates a fleet of 33 vessels and carries 5 500 000 passengers and 1 500 000 vehicles annually with an average 440 sailings a day. The company earned the National Transport Award for Ferry Operator of the Year in 2018, delivering punctuality and technical reliability performance at 99,6 % and 99,4 % respectively. CFL are seeking to implement a maintenance and overhaul strategy for their vessels, based on competitive longer-term maintenance and overhaul arrangements, that offers increased value for money, improved reliability and availability of vessels in support of the operating timetable, increased stability for support suppliers that allows for increased investment and continuous improvement and innovative approaches to delivering an enhanced service for the end user customers – the ferry passengers. CFL is seeking to develop, in conjunction with suppliers, an approach to the challenge of providing a high-quality ferry service, which will balance the economic, political, legal and operational constraints in order to deliver a strategic approach to ship repair in Scotland and provide value for money for the tax payer. Duration of a new contract will be discussed with potential suppliers but will need to align with CalMac’s operating contract. Contracts scope will cover the annual overhaul requirement and may also include additional preventative maintenance and unplanned/emergency repairs and upgrades to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Scope of work is specific vessel dependent; the larger vessels are currently in dock for 2 to 3 weeks with small vessels on average between 1 and 2 weeks but may be longer depending on work scope. Vessels are subject to specific operational areas contained in the load line certificate for each vessel. Any contractor will need to provide the required services with regards to the operating constraints on the vessels. Vessel movements may also be subject to weather conditions and MCA approval. The contract is divided into 2 Lots — Lot 2 as set out below. A candidate may bid for both lots but can only be awarded 1 lot. The process for determining which lot is awarded is set out on the ITT document. The allocation of vessels to lots shown below is provision and subject to change. Lot 2: — MV Clansman, — MV Loch Seaforth, — MV Lord of The Isles, — MV Finlaggan, — MV Hebrides.