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Published 13 Sept 2022, 13:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

S&MOCB/3390 Wreck Management Research Contract

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£780,000≈ £260k / year7.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2022awarded 5 Jun 2023
Awarded to ABL London Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Team, part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has the responsibility on behalf of Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) to carry out assessments, surveys and (if required) interventions on MOD-owned wrecks to reduce the risk of danger to the environment.

The SALMO Team intends to put in place a contact with a single contractor or contracting entity for the provision of Historic Desk Based Assessments (H-BDAs) for a portfolio of MOD-owned legacy wrecks. For the purpose of this Contract Notice, a legacy wreck is defined to mean a vessel that has been located on the seabed for at least 40 (forty) years.

CPV: Archaeological services · Marine research services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£780,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Sept 2022, 13:21 BST
Last source update
10 Jul 2023, 12:55 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019617
Classification (CPV)
Archaeological servicesMarine research servicesResearch services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03680c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2022 → 10 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Nov 2022
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Jul 2023, 12:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2023, 12:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £723,2501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ABL London LimitedWreck Management Research Contract£723,250 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Wreck Management Research Contract · ABL London Limited

    Signed
    5 Jun 2023
    Value
    £723,250
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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