CEFAS20-21 Contract for the Provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and Associated Services - Contract Extension

Official notice

Authority: Cefas·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£776,222published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Blue Abacus Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contractor will deliver mid-water BRUVS with benthic adaptation fitments to each OT included in the network and the associated services for training, survey planning and analysis.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

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: 27 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 6 Feb 2023, 11:25 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-003550
Classification (CPV): Design and execution of research and development
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028df9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: The rig design, software and associated AI analysis rights are owned by Blue Abacus and Cefas would not be able to purchase software / AI analysis compatible with this elsewhere. BRUVS supplied by the Blue Abacus are already used in certain Overseas Territories and this purchase for Cefas would ensure that by buying the same equipment, software and AI analysis services, the data will be collected and analysed consistently with data already collected and analysed in the other Overseas Territories. Purchase of these BRUVS would support the ability to create a cross territory BRUV network as part of the Blue Belt Programme. It is therefore critical that the data informing the management and conservation of a range of species and habitats is collected in a consistent, comparable and statistically robust manner.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
6 Feb 2023, 11:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £776,2221 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Blue Abacus LtdSME	£444,675 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Blue Abacus LtdSME	£776,222 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003550-2023-Cefas20-21-1 · Blue Abacus LtdSME
Signed
1 Apr 2021
Value
£776,222
Status
active
Contract 001699-2021-Cefas20-21-1 · Blue Abacus LtdSME
Signed
13 Jan 2021
Value
£444,675
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cefas

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, UK, NR33 0HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blue Abacus LtdAwarded supplier 30 de Castro Ct, Wickhams Cay 1 - PO Box 4519, Road Town, Tortola, VG, VG1110

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.