Official UK procurement notice
BFSAI Falklands Feasibility Study
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description- Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in Find a Tender
Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) for the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) estate
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the…
Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) for the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) estate.
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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).
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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 (2)
- as per requirements documentation: 100
- price: 50
Published award criteria (2)
- as per requirements documentation: 100
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 150 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 May 2024, 21:10 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2024, 21:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014141- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0456b4Find 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
This contract can be awarded under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 because The Authority considers that SAERI is the only economic operator able to provide the requirement for the following reasons:
o They are the only research organisation permanently based in the South Atlantic, and are the primary environmental research institute for Falklands, South Georgia, and the Sandwich Islands.
o they are the primary knowledge base of Falklands Geology – the requisite repository of information required to carry out the Hydrogeological Survey.
o They are the only research institute with a working knowledge of “rotors”, or lee waves, in the Falklands – one of the meteorological phenomenon’s which requires further research on in the Falklands
o They are the primary facilitators for research into flora and fauna in the Falklands, in conjunction with Falklands Conservation they are the prime Falklands herbarium holders.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAERI (Falklands) LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared | £302,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014141-2024-711589451-1 · SAERI (Falklands) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2024
- Value
- £302,700
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and Wales,Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAERI (Falklands) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.