Woolwich Ferry Fuel Supply by Bunker Barge tfl_scp_002272

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking to gauge interest and obtain feedback in relation to the Woolwich Ferry Bunker Barge Fuel Supply Contract, through an Expression of Interest (EOI) form. The primary focus is to better understand the market, supplier appetite, capacity and capability to continue supplying fuel to the Woolwich Ferry by bunker barge.

This is not a call for competition but is an early market engagement exercise to enable TfL to better understand the market appetite, capacity and capability to supply fuel to the Woolwich Ferry by bunker barge.

Due to operational and infrastructure constraints, ferry fuel must be supplied to the two vessels by barge. The vessels were built to receive fuel easily by barge and the engines are built specifically to receive Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (10ppm).

The combined fuel consumption between the two vessels is within the range of 4,000 litres and 12,000 litres per week. This fluctuation is determined by service frequency and whether both vessels are in operation.

Fuel delivery occurs outside of ferry service hours and requires delivery crews to connect the hoses to the ferry for fuel transfer. TfL envisages this contract will be with a single supplier and be in place from August 2022 for a duration between 6 months and 15 months. The supplier will need to be licensed with the Port of London Authority (PLA) to supply fuel on the River Thames, London.

In parallel, TfL is exploring alternative fuelling arrangements for the future, such as to allow road-tanker delivery, however that will be the subject of its own PIN/procurement exercise. This notice is specifically for the purpose of establishing market interest for the provision of bunker barge fuel supply.

Therefore, TfL would like to invite potential bidders to engage with us; to find out more about the opportunity and discuss the nature of this forthcoming procurement exercise. This notice is seeking potential bidders to express an interest and engage with us via the instructions provided in section IV, Complementary Information.

TfL may invite interested suppliers to participate in the market engagement sessions following an expression of interest.

Additional information: This notice is for information only and the information contained within it including the nature and scope of contract, durations and values is indicative, non-exhaustive and may be amended. TfL reserves the right to not proceed to tender, or may conduct a procurement process for the contract in whole, in part or not at all. TfL shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidates in expressing an interest or responding to this notice.

To request the EOI, please contact [email protected]. To express an interest in this opportunity, economic operators need to complete and submit a response to the EOI by the deadline date in Section IV.2.2. Please complete and submit the EOI reply form by email electronic copy to [email protected] OR via the Portal Response option. Please note if using the portal response method, in order to express an interest you must register you interest for this opportunity via the ProContract System. Responses to this EOI need to be uploaded and attached as a message via the ProContract System.

Bidders will need to be registered on the online e-tendering portal if that is the preferred method of reply. To register or to check if you are already registered, log on to https://procontract.due-north.com. Further instructions and guidance are included in the EOI Response Form.

For further assistance on the E-tendering portal consult the online help, contact 'log a ticket' on the supplier support portal (http://www.proactis.com/Support) or send a message to TfL via the clarifications area on the portal.