Published date: 15 January 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Ship chartering services - 63726400

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£700,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR19048 RD2 Trials and Survey Project 2019

Published date

15 January 2020

Closing date

2 May 2019

Contract start date

8 July 2019

Contract end date

19 August 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

In order to complete the project by the end of August it is necessary to mobilise the vessel in early July (8th July is the proposed earliest date). There will be an estimated one month required prior to this to prepare for vessel mobilisation. The anticipated deadline for signing of contract is 8th June. This requirement is using the accelerated procedure due to committed scientific survey projects in 2020/21 and need for the RD2 remote seabed drilling equipment to be operational. If this charter is conducted during the autumn months there is a high risk that all scientific objectives will not be achieved due to adverse weather conditions. In addition, there is a significantly higher risk of losing the RD2 remote seabed drilling equipment due to poor weather (replacement value ~£3M).

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

****THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION*****

The British Geological Survey (BGS) had plans to conduct an offshore project during summer 2019 for equipment trials and a seabed sampling survey. In order to achieve this the BGS required a vessel from which to deploy their remote seabed drilling equipment, RD2.

Following an accelerated open competition exercise, the contract was awarded to Commissioners of Irish Lights.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS PR19048 RD2 Trials and Survey Project 2019

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 April 2019

Additional text

Award information

Awarded date

21 May 2019

Contract start date

2 August 2019

Contract end date

19 August 2019

Total value of contract

£696,089

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS

Address

Harbour Road
DUN LAOGHAIRE
Co Dublin
A96 H500
IE

Reference

Charity Commission reference: CHY1979

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Elizabeth Gage

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk