Official UK procurement notice
713539451 - HMS CASSANDRA Wreck Survey
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a worldwide inventory of around 5,700 post-1870 military shipping wrecks mainly dating from World War I and II. These wrecks are managed by the Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team through the Wreck Management Programme (WMP), which monitors and assesses the environmental and safety concerns associated with post 1870 MOD wrecks.
In 1918 HMS CASSANDRA was part of a British force dispatched to the Baltic as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. On 5 December 1918 while en-route to Tallinn, CASSANDRA struck a mine and sank one hour later. The wreck of HMS CASSANDRA lies 36 kms west of Vilsandi, Estonia at a water depth of 95 - 100 meters.
This contract is for the provision of services to conduct a wreck survey of HMS CASSANDRA. The survey shall determine the condition of the vessel and the likely amounts of pollutants/ammunition remaining onboard. The survey shall comprise a visual and multibeam echosounder (MBES) examination of the wreck with hull thickness measurements using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). This will see potential providers provide a turn key solution to the requirement, including provision of a vessel, work class ROV, SQEP personnel to conduct the survey and a written report of the findings. Contractors must have suitable environmental protection measures in place and must secure all necessary permissions from the Estonian government as part of the turnkey solution.
The contract duration will be five (5) months to enable mobilisation and survey report delivery.
Estimated value of overall procurement is £791,666.67 (ex VAT).
This notice is an opportunity to register an Expression of Interest (EOI) in the procurement. To be invited to the next stage of this procurement please send your EOI to DESShipsComrcl-SALMO-Multiuser@mod.gov.uk by 13/01/2025, 17:00hr. Failure to respond will exclude you from any possible future competition for this requirement.
Tentative dates to note (subject to change):
Invitation to Tender (ITT) - January 2025
Contract Award – April 2025
CPV: Marine survey services · Other services · Quantity surveying services · ROV services
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How this buyer will score bids.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
To register an EOI please email desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
- Suitability
To register an EOI please email desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
- Legal form for consortia
- If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the Authority. The Authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Dec 2024, 16:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2025, 14:06 GMT
- Authority reference
713539451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002970- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c9caFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As stated in the procurement documents.
Electronic Trading
Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the
Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) electronic procurement tool. All payments for Contractor Deliverables under the Contract shall only be made via CP&F. You can find details on CP&F at www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
- Other terms
As stated in the Terms and Conditions of Contract and Contract Schedules. The Authority reserves the right to amend such Terms and Conditions of Contract and Contract Schedules prior to the issue of any invitation for tenders.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by a Security Aspects Letter , the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the Security Aspects Letter to reflect any changes in national law or government policy whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise.
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk to register and receive further information on this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
- The Authority reserves the right to request a Parent Company or Bank Guarantee.
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 29 Jan 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline13 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published29 Jan 2025, 14:06 GMT
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextIII.2.1 · III | III.2.1) Personal situation Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: To register an EOI please email desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk Criteria regarding the personal situa… | III.2.1) Personal situation Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority requires a statement of good standing within the Statement Relating to Good Standing (in the Qual… | |
| — | TextIII.2.2 · III | — | III.2.2) Economic and financial ability Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the ITT DEFFORM 47, associated Annexes and supporting documents. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the ITT DEFFORM 47, asso… | |
| — | TextIII.2.3 · III | — | III.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the ITT DEFFORM 47, associated Annexes and supporting documents. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the ITT DE… | |
| — | TextIII.2.1 · III | III.2.1) Personal situation Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: To register an EOI please email desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk Criteria regarding the personal situa… | III.2.1) Personal situation Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority requires a statement of good standing within the Statement Relating to Good Standing (in the Qual… | |
| — | TextIII.2.2 · III | — | III.2.2) Economic and financial ability Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the ITT DEFFORM 47, associated Annexes and supporting documents. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the ITT DEFFORM 47, asso… | |
| — | TextIII.2.3 · III | — | III.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the ITT DEFFORM 47, associated Annexes and supporting documents. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the ITT DE… |
Expression of Interest (EOI) process closed on 13/01/2025, this Corrigendum is only to update information rather than invite further EOIs.
Expression of Interest (EOI) process closed on 13/01/2025, this Corrigendum is only to update information rather than invite further EOIs.
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Official documents & specifications
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