Official UK procurement notice
Autonomous Surface Vehicle for British Antarctic Survey Polar research
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAutonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) for polar scientific research for deployment from the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
A high-specification ASV as an observational force multiplier to work alongside and reside on the RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA), thus enhancing the observational capability of the UK's new polar research vessel. The ASV would also enable an extension of SDA’s scientific capability into shallow waters and areas (e.g. near calving ice shelves) where SDA cannot operate efficiently or safely.
Procurement to include the ASV, transport, launch and recovery equipment, sensors, maintenance kit and operator training
CPV: Auxiliary research vessel · Specialised boats · Survey vessels · Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Uncrewed/Autonomous Surface Vehicle for polar scientific research for deployment from…Published value£1,250,000
Uncrewed/Autonomous Surface Vehicle for polar scientific research for deployment from the RRS Sir David Attenborough operated by British Antarctic Survey.
Procurement includes the vessel, storage, transport and deployment equipment and scientific survey and instruments as specified in the technical specification. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4D5M29678S ↗
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 14 May 2021, 16:25 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2021, 16:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-1365- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010730- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b15bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambridge:-Auxiliary-research-vessel./4D5M29678S To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4D5M29678S GO Reference: GO-2021514-PRO-18248816
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cambri… ↗ or UK Research & Innovation, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UK. David Williams, [email protected], www.ukri.org ↗
Timeline
14 May 2021 → 5 Jul 2021 · 4 dates- Notice published14 May 2021, 16:25 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts5 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research & InnovationReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria