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Published 20 Nov 2021, 18:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Profiling Floats for Ocean Data Collection

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 17 Dec 2021awarded 17 Mar 2022

Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

Framework period 3 yrsends 26 Jan 2025 · extension options published · starts 27 Jan 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework Agreement for supply of profiling floats for ocean data collection, covering the following lots:

Lot 1: Standard Argo with Iridium Communications

Lot 2: Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors

CPV: Geological and geophysical instruments · Meteorological instruments

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Framework period: 3 yrs from 27 Jan 2022

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Standard Argo with Iridium CommunicationsAwardedRenewal 3 yrs

The floats must carry proven temperature, salinity and pressure sensors that meet the following standards. The temperatures are accurate to ±0.002°C and pressures are accurate to ±2.4dbar. For salinity, the data delivered in real time are sometimes affected by sensor drift, for many floats this drift is small and the uncorrected salinities are accurate to ±0.01 psu. (At a later stage, salinities are checked by comparing older floats with newly deployed instruments and ship-based data, where salinity drifts may be corrected for.)

The data must be transmitted with at least the following resolution 0.001 °C in temperature, 0.001 in salinity and 0.1 dbar in pressure.

Contract period: 27 Jan 2022 – 26 Jan 2025 (3 yrs)

Delivery: South East

Extensions: There is an option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

38200000 Geological and geophysical instruments

Lot #2Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical SensorsAwardedRenewal 3 yrs

Bio-geochemical floats must be capable of meeting the core (standard) Argo requirements, therefore the floats must carry a proven temperature, salinity and pressure sensor that meets the following standards. The temperatures are accurate to ±0.002°C and pressures are accurate to ±2.4dbar. For salinity, the data delivered in real time are sometimes affected by sensor drift, for many floats this drift is small and the uncorrected salinities are accurate to ±0.01 psu. (At a later stage, salinities are checked by comparing older floats with newly deployed instruments and ship-based data, where salinity drift may be corrected for.)

The data must be transmitted with at least the following resolution 0.001 °C in temperature, 0.001 in salinity and 0.1 dbar in pressure.

Contract period: 27 Jan 2022 – 26 Jan 2025 (3 yrs)

Delivery: South East

Extensions: There is an option to extend for a further 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

38200000 Geological and geophysical instruments

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Compliance to Technical Requirements: 50%
Cost: 40%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Compliance to Technical Requirements: 50
Social Value: 10
Cost: 40

Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 - Standard floats with Iridium communications Lot 2 - Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors The Met Office reserves the right to award a single supplier with contracts for one or both Lots where that supplier has provided the strongest bids in accordance with evaluation criteria. Where one supplier is awarded a contract on more than one Lot, the Met Office reserves the right to combine the supply of those Lots into a single agreement.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Profiling Floats for Ocean Data Collection” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
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: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 20 Nov 2021, 18:29 GMT
Last source update: 17 Mar 2022, 14:31 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference: DN583184
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-007320
Classification (CPV): Geological and geophysical instrumentsMeteorological instruments
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f8ac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Timeline

17 Dec 2021 → 17 Mar 2022 · 4 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
27 Jan 2022
Notice published
17 Mar 2022, 14:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
17 Mar 2022, 14:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 22 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots

Contracts signed 4latest 17 Mar 2022

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

Contracts

Standard Argo with Iridium Communications
Signed
17 Mar 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 26 Jan 2025
Status
active
Standard Argo with Iridium Communications
Signed
17 Mar 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 26 Jan 2025
Status
active
Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors
Signed
17 Mar 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 26 Jan 2025
Status
active
Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors
Signed
17 Mar 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 26 Jan 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Standard Argo with Iridium Communications	2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad	2	—	£900,000 – £1,900,000
2 · Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors	2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad	2	—	£900,000 – £1,900,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£900,000 – £1,900,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMeteorological OfficeMeteorological Fitzroy Road, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Head of Commissioning & OperationalReview body ExeterContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

NKE InstrumentsFramework contractor Zi De Kerandre, 6 Rue Gutenberg, Hennebont, FR, 56700
Swale Technologies LtdFramework contractor 6 Greenacres Courtyard, Monument Park, Chalgrove, South East, OX44 7RW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.