35434 Continuous Plankton Recorder – Multi-decadal Time Series for Pelagic Ecosystems

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£3,760,219published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 May 2022no call for competition

Awarded to The Marine Biological Association

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey is a 90 year long-term marine plankton monitoring programme consisting of a network of transects towed each month across the Atlantic and European shelf seas. The CPR Survey delivers highly important, policy-relevant, strategic research. Research outputs are currently used to monitor changes in marine biodiversity and food webs and have enabled the development of indicators which assess the ecological health of UK regional seas under the UK Marine Strategy (UKMS), the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan and OSPAR biodiversity commitments. OSPAR is the mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.

CPV: Marine survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The project has the following objectives:Awarded

The project has the following objectives:

Maintenance of Core Observing System
Maintenance of Quality and Expertise
Innovative Marine Ecological Research
Data Provision and Model Validation

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 May 2022, 07:55 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2022, 07:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-013684
Classification (CPV): Marine survey services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033c19 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Absence of competition for technical reasons due to ownership of historical data and intellectual property rights for the survey equipment.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,760,2191 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Marine Biological Association	£3,760,219 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

35434 Continuous Plankton Recorder – Multi-decadal Time Series for Pelagic Ecosystems · The Marine Biological Association
Signed
19 May 2022
Value
£3,760,219
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Court of England and WalesReview body Various

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Marine Biological AssociationAwarded supplier The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, UK, PL1 2PB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.