Provision of hazardous and noxious substance service to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's Counter Pollution and Response Branch

Official notice

Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£12,251published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Dec 2020no call for competition

Awarded to National Chemical Emergency Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a 24 hour, 365 days a year service for expert advice to the MCA on matters arising from chemical incidents.

CPV: Chemicals and oil pollution investigation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of a critical 24 hour service providing technical support for HNS…

The provision of a critical 24 hour service providing technical support for HNS incidents occurring within UK waters. In addition to provide trajectory, environmental fate modelling of chemicals in the sea and atmosphere and in-situ monitoring of vapour concentrations.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jan 2021, 16:56 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jan 2021, 16:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-000801
Classification (CPV): Chemicals and oil pollution investigation services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028a75 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The risk of HNS incidents in UK waters remains and the MCA requirement for this critical service is unchanged. This service is a key component of its capability to manage any incident involving a HNS and its absence would severely restrict the MCA response to an incident of this type.
This service is currently and will continue to be delivered by NCEC until the end of the extension term during which time the MCA will conduct a market consultation with a view to conducting a fair and open competition for a replacement contracted provision of this service.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,2511 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
National Chemical Emergency Centre	£12,251 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000801-2021-1 · National Chemical Emergency Centre
Signed
4 Dec 2020
Value
£12,251
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawCoastguard search and rescue, maritime certification and protection of UK waters 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, UK, SO151EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

National Chemical Emergency CentreAwarded supplier Didcot, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.