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Published 4 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-3140 Marine Technical Advisor for UKRI-NERC

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South West (UKK14)
Framework ceiling (notional)£5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2023awarded 9 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI wishes to establish a framework agreement (“Agreement”) for the provision of a marine technical advisor for UKRI-NERC. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to support the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in delivering a broad range of marine technical advice. The Agreement will be set up to appoint a single Supplier who will act as the main contractor. The Supplier may choose to take the lead role with other ‘specialist’ sub-advisors in order to provide a pre-selected core team for breadth of expertise and consistency of approach. The following organisations can access this framework Agreement:

  • National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOC)
  • UK Research & Innovation (UKRI).

CPV: Engineering-related scientific and technical services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 7 bids received (7.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The scope of the Agreement will include provision of: •Advice (including feasibility)…AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000

The scope of the Agreement will include provision of:

  • Advice (including feasibility) & designs for existing vessels to improve fuel efficiency, safety, operability, scientific or environmental performance.
  • Specifications and supervision of works including but not limited to: ospecifications for modifications oreview of/comment on proposals/plans oreview of/comment on production design and drawings otesting of machinery and equipment osupport for ship trials oprogress reporting to support modifications & refits and advise on follow-on activities.
  • Advice on marine infrastructure and equipment.
  • Advice/supervision on repair/modification works to vessels funded through or chartered by UKRI-NERC.
  • Marine safety assurance to the owner/operator. Additional information: The following organisations can access this framework Agreement:
  • National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOC)
  • UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YEK5V699B6 ↗
Delivery: South West · Swindon
Extensions: The Agreement duration shall be for a period of 3-years from commencement of the Agreement with an optional extension of up to 1-year in total. · UKRI may re-procure this framework at the end of the term, but does not commit itself to do so.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 (4)
  • Technical / Quality: 60%
  • Price: 25%
  • Price Question: 5%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical / Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 25
  • Price Question: 5
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.
  • “UKRI-3140 Marine Technical Advisor for UKRI-NERC” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
Last source update
11 Jan 2024, 16:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-3140
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001006
Classification (CPV)
Engineering-related scientific and technical services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f9a6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=834672152" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=834672152</a> GO Reference: GO-2024111-PRO-24936824

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Engineering-related-scientific-and-technical-services./YEK5V699B6 ↗

Appointment period ends
13 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindo… ↗

Timeline

13 Oct 2023 → 11 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Jan 2024, 16:06 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jan 2024, 16:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 001006-2024-1

    Signed
    9 Jan 2024
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Anvenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Houlder LimitedFramework contractor04400298 Leytonstone House, 3 Hanbury Drive, London, London, E11 1GAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria