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Published 14 May 2021, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Autonomous Surface Vehicle for British Antarctic Survey Polar research

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2021
Contract term 8 moends 28 Feb 2022 · starts 5 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) for polar scientific research for deployment from the RRS Sir David Attenborough.

A high-specification ASV as an observational force multiplier to work alongside and reside on the RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA), thus enhancing the observational capability of the UK's new polar research vessel. The ASV would also enable an extension of SDA’s scientific capability into shallow waters and areas (e.g. near calving ice shelves) where SDA cannot operate efficiently or safely.

Procurement to include the ASV, transport, launch and recovery equipment, sensors, maintenance kit and operator training

CPV: Auxiliary research vessel · Specialised boats · Survey vessels · Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Uncrewed/Autonomous Surface Vehicle for polar scientific research for deployment from… 8 moPublished value£1,250,000

Uncrewed/Autonomous Surface Vehicle for polar scientific research for deployment from the RRS Sir David Attenborough operated by British Antarctic Survey.

Procurement includes the vessel, storage, transport and deployment equipment and scientific survey and instruments as specified in the technical specification. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4D5M29678S ↗

Contract period: 5 Jul 2021 – 28 Feb 2022 (8 mo)
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: allowed
34513550 Survey vessels34521000 Specialised boats38290000 Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

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
Closed
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
14 May 2021, 16:25 BST
Last source update
14 May 2021, 16:25 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-1365
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010730
Classification (CPV)
Auxiliary research vesselSpecialised boatsSurvey vesselsSurveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambridge:-Auxiliary-research-vessel./4D5M29678S To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4D5M29678S GO Reference: GO-2021514-PRO-18248816

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambri… ↗ or UK Research & Innovation, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UK. David Williams, BASProcurement@ukri.org, www.ukri.org ↗

Timeline

14 May 2021 → 5 Jul 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 May 2021, 16:25 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    5 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawScientific Research British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK, CB3 0ETContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria