Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Ocean-Bottom Seismographs
Authority: University of Southampton (Charity / VCSE)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purchase of broadband ocean-bottom seismographs to be used primarily for solid Earth imaging using natural sources of seismic energy (e.g. earthquakes, ocean waves) but will also be used in experiments that use man made controlled seismic sources (e.g. airguns).
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Facility (OBIF) has a successful track record of over…AwardedPublished value£395,000
The Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Facility (OBIF) has a successful track record of over 15 years of deploying a range of autonomous sensors on the seabed. OBIF is funded by the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and operated jointly by the Universities of Southampton and Durham to support researchers in a range of environmental science disciplines.
We carry out deployments in water depths ranging between 10's of m and 5500 m for periods from a few days to a year to measure parameters such as ground vibration, pressure, and electric and magnetic field strengths.
OBIF currently have a fleet of 55 autonomous seabed instruments, with a physical platform (flotation, pressure tubes, acoustic releases) modified from an original Scripps Institution of Oceanography design, although the current generation of loggers are an internal OBIF design. For measuring vibrations, we currently use high-frequency sensors. We have been awarded NERC capital funding to extend our capability by purchase of a number of market-established broadband ocean-bottom seismographs.
We wish to procure a small number (5-10 depending on cost) of broadband ocean-bottom seismographs to assess their interoperability with our existing instrument pool, with a view to expansion of these numbers in the mid-to-longer term. They will be used primarily for solid Earth imaging using natural sources of seismic energy(e.g. earthquakes, ocean waves) but will also be used in experiments that use manmade controlled seismic sources (e.g. airguns).
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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 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 sub-criteria (4)
- Desirable Technical Requirements: 40%
- Exemplar Deployments: 15%
- Quality of Data Samples: 25%
- Number of Seismographs provided for the budget: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Mandatory Technical Requirements: Pass / Fail
- Desirable Technical Requirements: 40
- Exemplar Deployments: 15
- Quality of Data Samples: 25
- Number of Seismographs provided for the budget: 20
- Economic & financial standing
To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a Business Risk Report for all Tenderers and every organisation that is being relied on to meet this procurement, using an independent company called Creditsafe.
The University reserves the right to exclude a Tenderer or request provision of further assurances such as parent company/bank guarantee or performance bonds where a Tenderer's Business Risk Score is: "Moderate Risk"; "High Risk"; "Very High Risk"; or "Not Rated", based on the rating provided by Creditsafe.
Where a Business Risk Score from our external system is not available, then an alternative method of assessing financial standing will be used. This method is detailed within the Invitation to Tender document set.
Minimum: Tenderers are advised that a requirement of this procurement is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following minimum insurance levels: Employers (Compulsory) Liability: £10 million GBP per occurrence. Public Liability: £10 million… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements of the award criteria:
A. Instrument:
- A modular system that enables flexible configuration to meet science goals by change of sensor, internal filtering and/or battery configurations.
- A system capable of full recording operations on at least 4 channels at 100 Hz sampling for at least 12 months duration, without the need for additional flotation or battery tubes.
B. Platform:
- Platform to be proven by multiple past successful deployments. Data examples (in miniseed form with appropriate meta-data including instrument response, station longitude, latitude, water depth, clock synchronization and any time corrections applied) should be provided as part of the tender submission, and be sufficient to enable evaluation of performance during quiescent periods and periods of seismic activity, together with periods of sensor releveling as applicable.
- To have trawl-resistant features and a low profile to seafloor currents.
- To have a depth rating for all deployed components of at least 6000 m.
- For interoperability with the existing fleet equipped to enable recovery from seabed via an acoustic release system compatible with Edgetech (formally ORE Offshore) manufactured deck units using the BART command set.
- For interoperability with the existing fleet, equipped with an acoustic release system with at least two burn wires that can be activated independently.
- Equipped with quick/easy release fittings …
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 29 Nov 2021, 16:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2022, 14:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2021UoS-0412- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008167- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fb13Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend (https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers (as appropriate). All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1. Log in 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red 'Submit Return' button. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend. Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Costs and Expenses: Potential suppliers/tenderers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of responses and participation in this and all future stages of this procurement. Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs or expenses borne by potential suppliers/tenderers or any of their supply chain, partners or advisers in this procurement process. The University is not liable for any costs in the event of the cancellation of this procurement process.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton ↗
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Jan 2022, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
10 Jan 2022 → 25 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Jan 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published25 Mar 2022, 14:50 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2022- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2022, 14:50 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Mar 2022, 14:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanometrics Inc | £389,350 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Ocean-Bottom Seismographs · Nanometrics Inc
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2022
- Value
- £389,350
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nanometrics IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.