mNCEA Pelagic Monitoring (NC34)

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£363,781published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 May 2023no call for competition

Awarded to The Marine Biological Association of the UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey is a 90 year long-term marine plankton monitoring programme consisting of a network of transects towed each month across the Atlantic and European shelf seas. The CPR Survey delivers highly important, policy-relevant, strategic research. Research outputs are currently used to monitor changes in marine biodiversity and food webs and have enabled the development of indicators which assess the ecological health of UK regional seas under the UK Marine Strategy (UKMS), the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan and OSPAR biodiversity commitments. OSPAR is the mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.

CPV: Environmental services

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jun 2023, 11:27 BST
Last source update: 22 Jun 2023, 11:27 BST
Authority reference: C19730
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-017767
Classification (CPV): Environmental services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03db9a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This requirement is a Single Tender Action recommended in line with Regulation 32:<br/> Justified for the following reasons.<br/>32.2.ii - Competition is absent for technical reasons<br/>32.2.iii - The protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £363,7811 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Marine Biological Association of the UKSME	£363,781 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017767-2023-1 · The Marine Biological Association of the UKSME
Signed
25 May 2023
Value
£363,781
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Marine Biological Association of the UKAwarded supplierRC000865 PL1 2PB, PLYMOUTH, UK, PL1 2PBContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.