Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS24-143 Contract for the provision to provide intertidal rock platform monitoring surveys at Hinkley Point.
Authority: Cefas
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCefas require a supplier to conduct intertidal monitoring surveys for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear New Build (NNB) project to meet regulatory environmental monitoring requirements.
CPV: Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Hinkley BEEMS (British EDF Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by…AwardedPublished value£300,000
The Hinkley BEEMS (British EDF Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by New Nuclear Build Generation Company (HPC) Ltd. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations.<br/><br/>Cefas require a supplier to conduct intertidal monitoring surveys for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear New Build (NNB) project to meet regulatory environmental monitoring requirements.<br/><br/>The rock platform monitoring programme focuses on the hard substrate habitats present on the foreshore at Hinkley Point, including the Sabellaria alveolata formation and the macroalgae assemblages, with a focus on the species Corallina officinalis. As such, biological observations are collected every year.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 26 Nov 2024, 11:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Nov 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003933- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c00fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Nov 2024 → 10 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened26 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadline6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Contract starts10 Feb 2025
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Science Support LtdSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003933-2025-1 · Marine Science Support LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Marine Science Support LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.