Vulnerable Marine Species Telemetry

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to RS Aqua Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchasing of transmitter tags project aims to install a large-scale network of acoustic receivers, known as an array, at key locations throughout the Solent Marine Area. Black seabream, sharks and ray species will be fitted with acoustic transmitter tags and using the array, their movements will be tracked throughout the area to understand which areas and during what seasons these waters provide refuge for this group of threatened species

CPV: Aquatic marine services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

98361000 Aquatic marine services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 18 Apr 2024, 15:41 BST
Last source update: 18 Apr 2024, 15:41 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-012705
Classification (CPV): Aquatic marine services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045367 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: "They are the only supplier with expertise and/or equipment to complete the task (Sole Supplier)"

Publisher note: "They are the only supplier with expertise and/or equipment to complete the task (Sole Supplier)"

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RS Aqua Ltd	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012705-2024-1 · RS Aqua Ltd
Signed
15 Sept 2023
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defra Network eTendering PortalMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RS Aqua LtdAwarded supplier01661817 21/22 The Slipway, Port Solent, Hampshire, Hampshire, UK, PO6 4TRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.