Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS24-151 Contract for the provision to provide King Scallop Dredge Surveys
Authority: Cefas·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of an ongoing research project, Cefas is collaborating with Defra and industry partners to carry out dredge fishing surveys with the aim of determining harvestable biomass of king scallop in the main fishing grounds around England. This Contract seeks to secure a suitable vessel and all management, crew, victuals, fuel, and other services necessary to carry out the requirements.
CPV: Fishing vessels · Hire of sea-going vessels with crew
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£480,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Cost: 30
- 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
- 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
- 23 Dec 2024, 11:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2025, 09:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Dec 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007600- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cc91Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Dec 2024 → 14 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Mar 2025, 09:23 GMT
- Contract starts14 Mar 2025
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025- Status changed to unsuccessful3 Mar 2025, 09:23 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2025, 09:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.