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CEFAS23-02 Contract for the provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and associated services

Marine research services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science: "CEFAS23-02 Contract for the provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and associated services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.2Bids / Report
55.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 29 active published awards; 29 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 May 2023, 08:48 BST
Last source update17 May 2023, 08:48 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMarine research services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03c950
What is being bought
As part of the Blue Belt Programme, a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) network has been established across the UK Overseas Territories. The supplier is contracted to provide unique BRUV systems, along with associated services.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 May 2023, 08:48 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    17 May 2023, 08:48 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    17 May 2023, 08:48 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    As part of the Blue Belt Programme, a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) network has been established across the UK Overseas Territories. The supplier is contracted to provide unique BRUV systems, along with associated services.<br/><br/>Since the start of the programme in 2020, BRUVS kits have been delivered to thirteen OTs, held in person<br/>and online training sessions, supported survey design, visited some of the OTs to provide<br/>fieldwork support, completed analysis, shared results and knowledge within the BRUVS network,<br/>and upgraded some of the BRUVS equipment with deeper water capabilities.<br/><br/>During the next phase of the programme, the focus will be on survey delivery, analysis, continual<br/>improvement, knowledge sharing, increasing the reach of the network, and to begin to provide<br/>educational support to the current OTs.<br/>There is the possibility that South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and Sovereign Base Areas<br/>of Administration for Cyprus may join the programme, which would require new BRUVS equipment,<br/>training and potentially visits to support initial survey fieldwork in these OTs.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 May 2023, 08:48 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 16 May 2023, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Blue Abacus Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 16 May 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 600000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 600000 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Contracting authority GB-FTS-37696
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  • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
    buyer

    Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, UK, NR33 0HT
    procure@cefas.co.uk

  • Blue Abacus Ltd
    supplier

    30 de Castro Ct, Wickhams Cay 1 – PO Box 4519, Road Town, Tortola, VG, VG1110

  • Public Procurement Review Body
    reviewBody

    N/A, N/A, N/A
    publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe rig design, software and associated AI analysis rights are owned by Blue Abacus and Cefas would not be able to purchase software / AI analysis compatible with this elsewhere. BRUVS supplied by the Blue Abacus are already used in certain Overseas Territories and this purchase for Cefas would ensure that by buying the same equipment, software and AI analysis services, the data will be collected and analysed consistently with data already collected and analysed in the other Overseas Territories. Purchase of these BRUVS would support the ability to create a cross territory BRUV network as part of the Blue Belt Programme. It is therefore critical that the data informing the management and conservation of a range of species and habitats is collected in a consistent, comparable and statistically robust manner.