Official UK procurement notice
Marine Monitoring Vessels Service
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionmarine vessel services for the Environment Agency (EA) commissioned estuarine and coastal monitoring programme, delivered by the Monitoring Survey Estuarine and Coastal (MSEC) team, part of National Monitoring Survey.
CPV: Marine patrol vessels · Marine research services · Marine survey services · Offshore supply-vessel services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jun 2023, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2025, 07:32 BST
- Authority reference
C28774- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018951- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d49cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which applies where competition is absent for technical reasons, provided no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
11 Dec 2023 → 6 May 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected11 Dec 2023
- Notice published6 May 2025, 07:32 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025- Status changed to complete6 May 2025, 07:32 BST
- Procurement method changed6 May 2025, 07:32 BST
- Buyer details updated6 May 2025, 07:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Marine Contractors Limited | £12,943,279 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018951-2025-1 · Briggs Marine Contractors Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £12,943,279
- 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 noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Defra Network eTendering PortalContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Briggs Marine Contractors LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.