Published date: 14 April 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 May 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Aerial spraying services - 60441000

Location of contract

SO15 1EG

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

tender_363178/1202494

Published date

14 April 2023

Closing date

17 May 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

5 June 2023

Contract end date

4 April 2026

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.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The purpose of this procurement is to source a qualified and experienced Oil Spill Response Specialist (the OSR Specialist) to provide advice to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA, Agency, or Authority elsewhere in this Invitation to Tender (ITT)) in relation to technical matters, industry engagement and requirements drafting related to the replacement of the MCA's Aerial Dispersant Spray Service.3.3. Providing advice throughout this process and support at critical junctures. These critical junctures will include a market engagement phase, where the Specialist's knowledge of and contacts within the oil spill response industry will be crucial, the development and drafting of a set of user requirements for the service and the evaluation and negotiation stages of the procurement.

The OSR Specialist will be required to provide advice on the technical aspects of oil spill response, with a focus on aerial dispersant application, as well as market insights in terms of possible providers of these services.

Demonstrable expertise in oil spill response, particularly aerial dispersant application, experience of providing advice on oil spill response to public bodies, and/or industry, and knowledge of and contacts in the oil spill response industry, particularly aerial dispersant spray service providers, is all essential.

The OSR Specialist will be required to provide experienced evaluation support/manpower to support the appraisal of bidder responses.

The total estimated cost will not be evaluated, but you should be aware that the total approved budget for this work is £150,000.00 (ex VAT), but the MCA is not obliged to commit any minimum spend.

More information

Links

Additional text

Interested parties in this requirement must register on the Department for Transport (DfT) procurement portal (Jaggaer) in order to access the Information to Tender Documents.

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

*** Once logged into Jaggaer, please navigate to ITT_1480 ***

About the buyer

Address

105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk