Official UK procurement notice
ID 5422428 - DAERA AFBI - Charter of Fishing Vessels for Fisheries Science Partnership and Commercial Acoustic Pelagic Surveys
Authority: AFBI·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAFBI is seeking to commission two fishing vessels to conduct surveys include all management, crew, victuals, and other services necessary. The Contract is divided into Lots based on survey type as follows and requires: Lot 1 - Fisheries Science Partnership Semi-Pelagic survey A vessel to carry out a semi-pelagic trawl survey with space to accommodate at least one scientist, and; Lot 2 - Commercial Acoustic Pelagic Survey A vessel to carry out an acoustic and pelagic trawl survey with space to accommodate at least three scientists. Fishing/surveys will be undertaken within the Irish Sea (ICES Area 6a and 7a, dependent on individual trial/survey). The Skipper must have experience of working the defined fishing gear in the defined area and have landed the targeted species for sale. The initial contract period is for 4 years with 2 further optional extension period of up to 1 year each. Please refer to the document entitled “ID 5422428 – Specification)” for full details of the requirement.
- Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.
CPV: Environmental management · Environmental services · Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products · Fishing vessels · Fishing, emergency and other special vessels · Fishing-vessel services · Hire of sea-going vessels with crew · Hire of vessels with crew · Services incidental to fishing · Survey vessels
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£700,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Fisheries Science Partnership Semi-Pelagic surveyAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Lot #2Commercial Acoustic Pelagic SurveyAwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 (2)
- Qualitative Criteria Lots 1 and 2: 30%
- Total Contract Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria Lots 1 and 2: 30
- Total Contract Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 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
Yes · This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.
- First published
- 22 Nov 2024, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
5422428- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029974- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be22Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.. . . "The Authority expressly reserves the rights:. . (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages.. . and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.". . This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 4 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline13 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until13 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published4 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Fisheries Science Partnership Semi-Pelagic survey1 award | |||
| ATLANTIC TRAWLERS KILKEEL LIMITEDSME | £258,580 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Commercial Acoustic Pelagic Survey1 award | |||
| GLENLUCE FISHING CO. LIMITEDSME | £264,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Fisheries Science Partnership Semi-Pelagic survey · ATLANTIC TRAWLERS KILKEEL LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2025
- Value
- £258,580
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Commercial Acoustic Pelagic Survey · GLENLUCE FISHING CO. LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2025
- Value
- £264,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Fisheries Science Partnership Semi-Pelagic survey | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Commercial Acoustic Pelagic Survey | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute AFBIContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ATLANTIC TRAWLERS KILKEEL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- GLENLUCE FISHING CO. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.