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Published 30 Nov 2022, 16:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CEFAS22-140 Contract for BEEMS RPA Surveys

Official notice

Authority: Cefas

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£140,000≈ £168k / year10.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2023awarded 15 Feb 2023
Awarded to Marine Science Support Ltd
Contract term 10 moends 31 Dec 2023 · starts 1 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BEEMS (British EDF Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB GenCo (EDF Energy). Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations and require a competent Contractor to deliver the element described below.Cefas require services to conduct intertidal Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flights to monitor potential coastal change and intertidal algal coverage for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear New Build project to meet regulatory environmental monitoring requirements.

CPV: Marine survey services · Survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moPublished value£140,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 (10 mo)
Delivery: UK · Hinkley Point C, Somerset.
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Nov 2022, 16:32 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2023, 12:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Jan 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007683
Classification (CPV)
Marine survey servicesSurvey services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0389a6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defra Group eSourcing
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
6 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2023 → 16 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2023
  4. Notice published
    16 Mar 2023, 12:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Mar 2023, 10:58 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextFinal total value · V.2.4.2125465.00250930.00

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £125,4651 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Marine Science Support LtdSMESubcontracting: declared£125,465 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, UK, NR33 0HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review BodyReview body N/AContact email
  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.