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Published 6 Jun 2024, 09:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CEFAS24-69 Contract for an acoustic and ground truthing survey of The Wash

Official notice

Authority: Cefas

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£150,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2024
Contract term 8 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 12 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring programme is funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and through this programme, Cefas co-ordinates some of the evidence collection for the monitoring of MPAs in English waters. <br/>With the aim of improving our understanding of the extent, distribution, and nature of S. spinulosa biogenic reef (i.e. reefiness) across The Wash and its approaches, Cefas has commissioned this contract to deliver the element of an acoustic and ground truthing survey. <br/><br/>Download the Bidder Pack at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ and search for CEFAS24-69 under opportunities.

CPV: Survey services · Survey vessels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 8 moPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 12 Aug 2024 – 31 Mar 2025 (8 mo)
Delivery: UK
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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Cost: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • 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
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
6 Jun 2024, 09:57 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2024, 12:02 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020890
Classification (CPV)
Survey servicesSurvey vessels
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jun 2024, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jun 2024 → 12 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2024, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    9 Jul 2024, 12:02 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    12 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Contract periodII.2.7.312 Aug 202427 Aug 2024+15 d
—DeadlineIV.2.2.19 Jul 202419 Jul 2024+10 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, UK, NR33 0HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review BodyReview body N/AContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.