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Published 26 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+1 more

Delivery: United States (US)

Published estimateUS$17,000,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023

Next notice expected 30 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Geological Survey acting on behalf of the ECORD requires a marine coring capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore New England USA, for a scientific drilling, coring and groundwater sampling campaign for a period of 75 – 90 days (estimated) between May and August 2024. This scientific coring project seeks to extend our understanding of the current and past states of fluid composition, pressure and temperature in continental shelf environments. In many coastal settings worldwide, the distribution of freshwater within continental shelf sediments is far out of equilibrium with modern sea level. One of the most remarkable examples is found on the Atlantic continental shelf off New England where groundwater within shallow Pliocene-Pleistocene sand aquifers over 100 km offshore has low salinity (3000 mg/l or less). This project will test several hypotheses to help constrain rates directions and mechanisms of groundwater flow and chemical fluxes in continental shelf sys.

CPV: Core drilling · Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms · Offshore drilling services · Rock-drilling equipment · Subsea drilling work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a drill…CancelledPublished valueUS$17,000,000

The Contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a drill rig, the vessel, equipment for groundwater extraction and storage, and all personnel required to operate the spread. The drill rig must be capable of recovering core to at least 550m below seafloor in water depths of 41m to 79m. The project requires the Contractor to provide a suitable platform from which to deploy coring apparatus to achieve near-continuous core samples (min. diameter 64mm) from seabed to a total depth (TD) of 550 mbsf (meters below sea floor) at each of 3 borehole locations. Please see the Specification for full details. Additional information: The estimated Contract value is $17,000,000

Delivery listed: United States (US) · United States

Variant bids: not allowed

34514000 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms 43124900 Rock-drilling equipment 45262422 Subsea drilling work 76340000 Core drilling

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: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical / Quality: 70%
Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical / Quality: 70
Price: 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 · publisher note attached

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: 26 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 13 Dec 2023, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference: UKRI-3201
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-036683
Classification (CPV): Core drillingFloating or submersible drilling or production platformsOffshore drilling servicesRock-drilling equipmentSubsea drilling work
Delivery area: United States (US)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ea70 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=830006760" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830006760</a> GO Reference: GO-20231213-PRO-24761537

How it was run

Official notice

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Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/42ZAPK7852 ↗

Submission deadline: 8 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/42Z… ↗

Timeline

30 Oct 2023 → 13 Dec 2023 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
30 Oct 2023
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
Bids opened
8 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
Notice published
13 Dec 2023, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Nov 2023

Status changed to active
1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Procurement method changed
1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Deadline published: 8 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Buyer details updated
1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Status changed to unsuccessful
13 Dec 2023, 16:05 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextVI.3) · VI.3)	To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=792967764" target="_blank"https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=792967764 GO Reference: GO-2023726-PRO-23497675	For more information about this opportunity, please visit the UK Research and Innovation portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./A43ZX5Q7W2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A43ZX5Q7W2

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the UK Research and Innovation portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./A43ZX5Q7W2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A43ZX5Q7W2 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https…

Routine re-releases (4)

2023-07: 1 release · 26 Jul 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research & Innovation

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

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