Official UK procurement notice
Subsurface Communications and Navigation Network
Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocated in the city of Plymouth and the waters in and around Plymouth Sound, the Smart Sound Connect Subsurface (SSCS) project will build on existing Smart Sound Plymouth infrastructure that underpins the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy, to further enhance the UK’s position as a leader in the development and application of marine and maritime technologies, knowledge and skills. This procurement seeks to award a contract to partner with the University of Plymouth to install, operate and manage an underwater acoustic communications and navigation network that will link to existing surface assets to create the first truly multi-domain connected offshore environment in the UK.
CPV: Navigation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£750,000
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 15 Dec 2022, 13:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2023, 14:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
EW/UoP/Subsurface/036/022- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015853- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038dc0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
20 Jan 2023 → 5 Jun 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
- Contract starts27 Feb 2023
- Notice published5 Jun 2023, 14:39 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2023, 14:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonardyne Internation LimitedSME | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Subsurface Communications and Navigation Network · Sonardyne Internation LimitedSME
- Signed
- 25 May 2023
- Value
- £750,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sonardyne Internation LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.