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Published 24 May 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-3918 New England Shelf Hydrogeology

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+1 more

Delivery: United States (US)

Published estimateUS$26,000,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 Sept 2024awarded 22 Jan 2025

Awarded to Matrix Offshore Services, LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Geological Survey (BGS), acting on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), requires a marine coring capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore New England, USA, for a scientific drilling, coring and groundwater sampling campaign for a period of between 60 – 90 days (estimated) between May and August 2025. This scientific coring project seeks to extend our understanding of the current and past states of fluid composition, pressure, and temperature in continental shelf environments. In many coastal settings worldwide, the distribution of freshwater within continental shelf sediments is far out of equilibrium with modern sea level. One of the most remarkable examples is found on the Atlantic continental shelf off New England where groundwater within shallow Pliocene-Pleistocene sand aquifers over 100 km offshore has low salinity (3000 mg/l or less). This project will test several hypotheses to help constrain rates, directions, and mechanisms of groundwater flow and chemical fluxes in continental shelf systems.

CPV: Core drilling · Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms · Offshore drilling services · Rock-drilling equipment · Subsea drilling work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The project requires a contractor to provide a suitable platform from which to deploy…AwardedPublished valueUS$26,000,000

The project requires a contractor to provide a suitable platform from which to deploy coring apparatus to achieve near-continuous core samples (min. diameter 60mm) from seabed to a total depth (TD) of 550 mbsf (meters below sea floor) at each of 3 pre-determined sites. Additionally, the project requires to drill (not core) 2 boreholes at 2 of the 3 pre-determined sites for groundwater testing and sampling at specific intervals selected using the results from the cored boreholes. The contractor will be responsible for supplying the vessel and personnel; and undertaking the drilling, coring and groundwater testing/sampling requirements.

Please see the Specification for full details.

Delivery listed: United States (US) · United States

Variant bids: not allowed

34514000 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms 43124900 Rock-drilling equipment 45262422 Subsea drilling work 76340000 Core drilling

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical / Quality: 70%
Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical / Quality: 70
Price: 30

What this means for your bid

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 · publisher note attached

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: 24 May 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 24 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: 11 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference: UKRI-3918
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-002542
Classification (CPV): Core drillingFloating or submersible drilling or production platformsOffshore drilling servicesRock-drilling equipmentSubsea drilling work
Delivery area: United States (US)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046b5f Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=905902719 GO Reference: GO-2025124-PRO-29220489

How it was run

Official notice

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Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./BT9ZES6HV6 ↗

Submission deadline: 11 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 11 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindo… ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2024 → 24 Jan 2025 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Bids opened
11 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Notice published
24 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Aug 2024

Status changed to active
9 Aug 2024, 16:05 BST
Procurement method changed
9 Aug 2024, 16:05 BST
Deadline published: 11 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
9 Aug 2024, 16:05 BST
Buyer details updated
9 Aug 2024, 16:05 BST
Status changed to complete
24 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT

Published amendments (6 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextII.1) Scope of the procurement · II.1	II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1 II.1.1) Title: UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology Reference number: UKRI-3201	II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1 II.1.1) Title: UKRI-3918 New England Shelf Hydrogeology Reference number: UKRI-3918
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7	11 Sept 2024	25 Sept 2024	+14 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening tenders · IV.2.7	25 Sept 2024	27 Sept 2024	+2 d
—	TextII.1) Scope of the procurement · II.1	II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1 II.1.1) Title: UKRI-3201 New England Shelf Hydrogeology Reference number: UKRI-3201	II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1 II.1.1) Title: UKRI-3918 New England Shelf Hydrogeology Reference number: UKRI-3918
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7	11 Sept 2024	25 Sept 2024	+14 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening tenders · IV.2.7	25 Sept 2024	27 Sept 2024	+2 d

Correction of contract number: Replace reference of UKRI-3201 with UKRI-3918 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Offshore-drilling-services./88M76V55Z8 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/88M76V55Z8 GO Reference: GO-2024524-PRO-2623…

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Offshore-dril…

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Bidders should note, the deadline for tenders has been extended to 27 September 2024, 14:00 BST. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the …

Routine re-releases (6)

2024-08: 1 release · 9 Aug 2024
2024-05: 2 releases · 24 May 2024, 24 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Matrix Offshore Services, LLCSME	US$25,578,242 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002542-2025-1 · Matrix Offshore Services, LLCSME
Signed
22 Jan 2025
Value
US$25,578,242
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Matrix Offshore Services, LLCAwarded supplier001555286 1661 Old Belfast Road, Lewisburg, TN, US, 37091Contact phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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