Official UK procurement notice
SS James Eagan Layne Counter Pollution Support - Dive and Remote Operated Vessel Services
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCounter Pollution and Salvage team response to the SS James Eagan Layne.
CPV: Dive-support vessels · Diving services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In November 2022, the wreck began to leak oil in a continuous stream and had the…Awarded
In November 2022, the wreck began to leak oil in a continuous stream and had the potential to cause environment pollution Whitsand Bay. MCA Counter Pollution and Salvage (CPS) coordinated a response and in December 2022 the wreck was successfully, albeit temporarily ‘patched’ using magnetic blanking plates reinforced by several hundred sandbags filled with concrete.
The matter was then referred to the Department for Transport (DfT) and was included in wider ongoing discussion on potentially polluting wrecks in the UK EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone). Recently the wreck started leaking again and a full response was stood up by the Coastguard, vessels were required for the CPS at sea and on land response, going out to the market in a competitive tender exercise during an emergency response situation would cause significant delays that would likely have a severe impact on the MCA’s efforts to fulfil its obligations to protect the marine environment.
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
- 20 Dec 2023, 11:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2023, 11:33 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037439- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042896Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Going out to the market in a competitive tender exercise during an emergency response situation would cause significant delays that would likely have a severe impact on the MCA’s efforts to fulfil its obligations to protect the marine environment.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rib Hire | £742,514 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037439-2023-1 · Northern Rib Hire
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- £742,514
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for TransportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTHERN RIB HIRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.