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The charter of a research vessel

Hire of boats with crew
South West (UKK4)
Published value
Not published
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Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: University of Exeter: "The charter of a research vessel". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of ExeterScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 117 active published awards; 91 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Exeter
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published30 Mar 2022, 16:39 BST
Last source update30 Mar 2022, 16:39 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHire of boats with crew
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-032838
What is being bought
The University is seeking to charter a research vessel to undertake a 28-day research cruise to the North Sea, North Atlantic and north Icelandic shelf in order to collect shallow sediment cores, bivalve mollusc shell and supporting environmental datasets as part of the ERC SEACHANGE Project. The departure port is Southampton and the arrival port Reykjavik.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2022, 16:39 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    30 Mar 2022, 16:39 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    30 Mar 2022, 16:39 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The University is seeking to charter a research vessel to undertake a 28-day research cruise to the North Sea, North Atlantic and north Icelandic shelf in order to collect shallow sediment cores, bivalve mollusc shell and supporting environmental datasets as part of the ERC SEACHANGE Project. The departure port is Southampton and the arrival port Reykjavik. The vessel must have the following capability: • Seabird 911 stainless steel CTD with altimeter and Niskin 20 litre water bottles • Megacorer with USBL positioning, 12 tube (3 sets of 0.5 m tubes), 2 plunger systems, liner racks for 24 tubes • 12m piston corer with USBL positioning • 3m gravity corer with USBL positioning • Core splitter table • 24-tooth steel box Arctica dredge (x2) • 20’ reefer container • Winch with pennant wire • Topas sub-bottom profiler • EM710 Multibeam echosounder (swath bathymetry) • 2*-20 Freezer for scientific use • 1* Fridge for sample storage • Vessel must be available from 16/04/2022 to 16/05/2022 • Accommodation for science party of 25 in single cabins • Seminar room • 24 hour working pattern
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Mar 2022, 16:39 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 Mar 2022, 00:00 BST · £379,167
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
National Oceanographic Centre
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Contracts
The charter of a research vessel
£379,167 · signed 30 Mar 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

University of Exeter

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1655
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  • University of Exeter
    buyer

    RC000653
    Northcote House, Exeter, UKK4, EX4 4QH
    samantha.barker@exeter.ac.uk
    +44 11111

  • European Union
    funder

  • National Oceanographic Centre
    supplier

    Southampton, UKJ3

  • Royal Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    London
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
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Procedure rationaleThe research vessel has the necessary capabilities to undertake the required research and deliver the necessary outputs. The cruise dates are the only ones compliant with the needs of the research project.