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Published 29 Apr 2024, 10:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of International Maritime Surveillance Services for the Marine Management Organisation to Identify Inshore and Offshore Threats to the Marine Environment.

Official notice

Authority: MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 May 2024awarded 31 Jul 2024
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Establishment of a call-off framework with single contractor that will provide MMO with access to global satellite imagery and, if required, the subsequent analysis and interpretation of this imagery over up to 14 United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) and 9 ODA-eligible partner countries to tackle:<br/>1) Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (this is the primary use),<br/>2) Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring,<br/>3) Merchant vessel traffic movements,<br/>4) Pollution monitoring.<br/>Survey imagery to cover UKOT maritime area being from coastline extending out up to 200 nautical miles and in the adjacent high seas (typically within 100-400nm of the boundary).<br/><br/>Contract value capped at £1,500,000 max for first two years.

CPV: Surveillance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Aug 2024

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Contractor's premises.
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension option will be included in contract.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65
  • Price: 35
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Provision of International Maritime Surveillance Services for the…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Apr 2024, 10:44 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2024, 12:29 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
C25515
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025029
Classification (CPV)
Surveillance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0455ac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Appointment period ends
23 May 2024, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2024 → 21 Aug 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    23 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 May 2024, 09:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Aug 2024, 12:29 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Aug 2024, 12:29 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    8 Aug 2024, 12:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2024

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

Contracts

  • Contract 025029-2024-1

    Signed
    31 Jul 2024
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OceanMind LimitedFramework contractor10827294 Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, Harwell, UK, OX11 0QRContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria