Official UK procurement notice
Autonomous Marine Sound Recorders and Acoustic Releases
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Ministers invites tenders to supply autonomous marine sound recorders for the purposes of long term static monitoring of ambient underwater noise, as well as marine mammal vocalisations including whistles, moans and echolocation clicks. Also required are acoustic release systems to enable the recovery of the moored sound recorders.
CPV: Acoustic devices · Marine equipment · Sound recorders
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Inshore Sound RecordersAwarded
Lot #2Deep Water Sound RecordersAwarded
Lot #3Inshore Acoustic ReleasesAwarded
Lot #4Deep Water Acoustic ReleasesCancelled
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Proposed Solution: 50
- Timetable & Longevity: 20
- Contract Management & Quality Assurance: 15
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (6)
- Proposed Solution: 50
- Timetable & Longevity: 20
- Contract Management & Quality Assurance: 15
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: 4B2a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 250,000 GBP for the last two years. In the event that the Bidder does not comply with this requirement, they will not be considered any further in this tendering exercise. As evidence for the SPD (Scot… - Technical & professional ability
Details of technical facilities, measures for ensuring quality and quality management procedures.
Minimum: 4C1.2: Bidders will be required to provide three examples over the last five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the site notice. 4C2: Bidders will be require…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Nov 2021, 17:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2022, 15:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/216380- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010131- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f33eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Question scoring methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender. 0 - Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 - Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 - Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 - Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 - Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=538689. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:690558)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Dec 2021 → 15 Apr 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts18 Jan 2022
- Notice published15 Apr 2022, 15:16 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2022- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2022, 13:44 BST
- Status changed to unsuccessful15 Apr 2022, 15:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Inshore Sound Recorders1 award | |||
| Swale Technologies LtdSME | £211,639 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Deep Water Sound Recorders1 award | |||
| Swale Technologies LtdSME | £163,440 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Inshore Acoustic Releases1 award | |||
| RS Aqua Ltd | £177,365 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Inshore Sound Recorders · Swale Technologies LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2022
- Value
- £211,639
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2022
- Status
- active
Deep Water Sound Recorders · Swale Technologies LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2022
- Value
- £163,440
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2022
- Status
- active
Inshore Acoustic Releases · RS Aqua Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2022
- Value
- £177,365
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2022
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Inshore Sound Recorders | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Deep Water Sound Recorders | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Inshore Acoustic Releases | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- RS Aqua LtdAwarded supplier
- Swale Technologies LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.