Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
E-mail: cmss@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Marine Licensing & Specialist Advice Framework - Lot 2
Reference number: 86126
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98360000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Specialist Advice Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98360000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of general advice in response to specific requests regarding the following specialist environmental areas:
- Marine noise and vibration
- Fish (marine, shellfish and aquaculture, fish telemetry, Computerised Fluid Dynamic modelling)
- Modelling e.g. fish impacts, coastal processes, marine mammal collision modelling
- Statistical design of environmental monitoring
- Benthic ecology
- General pollution prevention advice
- Other specialist advice services
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
07/07/2021
End:
06/07/2024
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-021742
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 86126
Title: Specialist Advice Services
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
06/07/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cefas
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR330HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1502524248
NUTS: UKH14
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
ABPmer
Quayside Suite, Medina Chambers, Town Quay
Southampton
SO142AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2380711849
NUTS: UKJ32
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 600 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:141838)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/05/2024
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
98360000
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of general advice in response to specific requests regarding the following specialist
environmental areas:
- Marine noise and vibration
- Fish (marine, shellfish and aquaculture, fish telemetry, Computerised Fluid Dynamic
modelling)
- Modelling e.g. fish impacts, coastal processes, marine mammal collision modelling
- Statistical design of environmental monitoring
- Benthic ecology
- General pollution prevention advice
- Other specialist advice services
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
07/07/2021
End:
06/07/2025
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 600 000.00 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cefas
Barrack Road
Weymouth
DT48UB
UK
Telephone: +44 1305206664
NUTS: UKK2
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer)
Quayside Suite, Medina Chambers, Town Quay
Southampton
SO142AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2380711840
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer)
Quayside Suite, Medina Chambers, Town Quay
Southampton
SO142AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2380711840
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Implementation of 12-month extension option to 06/07/2025.
Rates to increase by 4.2% in line with the ‘Professional, Scientific and Technical Services’ category within Services Producer Price Inflation (SPPI) The modification relates to regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 clause 72(1)(a).
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The extension option was included in the original contract. As the suppliers have received no rate uplifts for three years and during a cost
of living crisis, we looked for an indexation fitting for the service to link to a suitable percentage increase. The ‘Professional, Scientific and
Technical Services’ category within Services Producer Price Inflation (SPPI) is the most appropriate for the services provided for on the
framework. The current rate is 4.2%
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000.00 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000.00 Currency: GBP