Tender detail

Purchase of a research vessel

Summary

The tender concerns the purchase of a research vessel up to 11.9 metres long. The vessel must be designed and built in accordance with good shipbuilding practice and be suitable for underwater archaeological research in Estonian sea areas. It must have a minimum service life of 20 years, seaworthiness in specified wave and wind conditions, limited ice-navigation capability, and capacity for at least 12 persons and 2,700 kg. Financing will be arranged together with a leasing company. The bidder must also take account of the experience and compliance requirements set out in the tender documents.

Reference number
309637-0000
Buyer
Sihtasutus Eesti Meremuuseum
Country
Estonia (EST)
Procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV
34500000 Ships and boats
Deadline
Status
Open
Contract subject
Supplies
Estimated value
Not published
Source
RHR

Participation requirements

Tender requirements are available in the official tender documents.

Compliance requirements

The tender documents include the standard mandatory exclusion grounds, including convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as related bidder confirmations and self-cleaning options. The machine-readable notice does not provide the full list in the excerpt, so the exact exclusion grounds must be checked in the official tender documents.

Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds

The bidder must have, within the last 60 months, manufactured, including designed and built, and delivered at least 2 similar aluminium vessels with a length of at least 8 metres. A list of those sales contracts must be submitted, including information on their value, dates and the other contracting parties. If the number of candidates is limited, no more than 5 candidates will be invited to negotiations, and those with the highest total score for their references will be selected. References are evaluated on similarity to the procurement object, contract value/volume and complexity. Under the compliance requirements, the bid must comply with what is required in the procurement documents, and where necessary an explanation of equivalence and evidence of equivalence must be provided. In the case of a joint tender, an authorised representative must be appointed and a power of attorney for the joint tenderers must be attached. The applicant must also submit the application form and the annex describing the procedure. The machine-readable notice did not include any other precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. The tender documents also require confirmation that the bid complies with the procurement documents and, where relevant, that equivalence has been explained and supporting evidence has been attached. In a joint tender, the joint tenderers must appoint an authorised representative and attach a power of attorney. The applicant must submit the application form and the annex describing the procedure. The machine-readable notice did not include any other precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. The machine-readable notice did not include any precise qualification or compliance requirements beyond the reference experience and compliance confirmations; these must be checked in the official tender documents.