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Published 27 Sept 2023, 08:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aerial Survey of Areas in the Southwest Celtic Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammal Species for the POSEIDON Project#2

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 25 Sept 2023no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital Aerial Services

CPV: Design and execution of research and development

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Call-Off: Digital Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Marine Mammals in English and Welsh…Awarded

Call-Off: Digital Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Marine Mammals in English and Welsh Waters. <br/>Aerial Survey of Areas in the Southwest Celtic Sea for Seabird and Marine Mammal Species for the POSEIDON Project.<br/>Contractor to design and carry out four digital aerial surveys of the prescribed study area (9 ICES cells in the Southwest Celtic Sea), in each of the four seasons defined below. Ideally, each of the 9 ICES rectangles that comprise the study area will be surveyed at least once in each season. Seasons are defined as:<br/><br/>1) October – December 2023<br/>2) January – March 2024<br/>3) April – June 2024, and<br/>4) July – September 2024.<br/><br/>The selected DAS framework contractor will use the most up to date digital aerial imagery (video or still) methods and process the resulting imagery to provide a comprehensive digital dataset from which robust estimates of the abundance and distribution of birds and marine mammals in survey areas can be derived.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Sept 2023, 08:36 BST
Last source update
27 Sept 2023, 08:36 BST
Authority reference
C20563
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028446
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and development
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04040f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Call-off from Framework contract 'Digital Aerial Services'

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2023

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

Contracts

  • Contract 028446-2023-1

    Signed
    25 Sept 2023
    Value
    £339,360
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

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, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review BodyReview body N/AContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • APEM LtdFramework contractor2530851 Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Stockport, UK, SK4 3GNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.