Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Support – Aerial Dispersant Spray Procurement
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of the procurement is to source a qualified and experienced Oil Spill Response Specialist (the OSR Specialist) to provide advice to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA, Agency, or Authority) in relation to technical matters, industry engagement and requirements drafting related to the replacement of the MCAs Aerial Dispersant Spray Service.
CPV: Environmental issues consultancy services · Oil dispersant
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Work Package 1 (WP1) Pre-procurement Support:AwardedPublished value£150,000
Work Package 1 (WP1) Pre-procurement Support:
- Review existing Aerial Dispersant Spray contract, with consideration for current MCA intellectual property rights on existing equipment.
- Review the findings of the MCA’s Oil Spill Risk Review, a study the MCA commissioned in 2020 to look at the current and future threat of marine oil pollution from shipping and offshore installations.
- Considering the findings of the MCA’s Oil Spill Risk Review and the views of end users, advise the MCA as it develops a set of draft requirements for a future Aerial Dispersant Spray service.
- Assist the MCA’s market engagement programme, which shall include:
o Developing a plan for industry engagement;
o Identifying prospective service providers;
o Advising on communications with prospective service providers; and
o Planning and running industry engagement events.
- Report on the findings of the industry engagement programme.
- Advise the MCA as it finalises a set of requirements for the Aerial Dispersant Spray Service, taking into consideration the findings of the market engagement activity and end user input.
Work Package 2 (WP2): Support to Procurement Process
- Provide expert knowledge and advice to assist MCA staff and MCA legal advisors with the creation of contractual mechanisms to measure and incentivise supplier performance.
- Alongside MCA staff and MCA contracted legal support, provide expert knowledge and advice to assist with the creation of procurement documents, in particular to establish evaluation criteria and a robust bidder selection process.
- Participate in the evaluation of tenders and in subsequent consensus and moderation meetings.
- Provide expert advice during negotiations to support the MCA’s position.
- Support the MCA in communications with bidders throughout the procurement, particularly in response to bidder technical queries.
- Support the MCA in communications with stakeholders throughout the procurement, particularly in response to bidder technical queries.
Work Package 3 (WP3): Post-Procurement Support
- Provide drafting assistance to the MCA and its legal advisors for the technical parts of the Aerial Dispersant Spray Contract as this document is finalised.
- Continue to provide advice post-contract-award, as required, to support the contract transition process and help resolve any issues or disputes which arise.
- Design and present material to facilitate knowledge transfer.
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Factors (inclusive of Social Value): 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Factors (inclusive of Social Value): 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2023, 15:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 May 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019496- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 May 2023, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 May 2023, 11:01 BST
Timeline
17 May 2023 → 7 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 May 2023, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened17 May 2023, 11:01 BST
- Notice published7 Jul 2023, 15:17 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2023- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2023, 15:17 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Jul 2023, 15:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpillConsult LtdSME | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019496-2023-1 · SpillConsult LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2023
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Package 1 (WP1) Pre-procurement Support: | 1bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £150,000 – £150,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for TransportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SpillConsult LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria