Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Southampton
UK
Contact person: Kathleen Monk
E-mail: contracts@mcga.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Maritime Safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Contract for the Exploration of Data for Autonomous and Smart Shipping
Reference number: TCA 3/7/1086 (CON02)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72316000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The data workstream of this project aims to explore the ways in which data held by the MCA, alone or in combination with other complimentary datasets, can be used by industry to promote innovation in this sector, and to inform us as to the regulatory issues and obligations associated with the operation of autonomous ships.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
170 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The MCA collects a large volume of marine and maritime data, including but not limited to vessel movement data (AIS), port call data and bathymetry. The majority of this data is used for operational purposes, and as such is not in a structure that can be readily used by industry.
We want to learn what data, formats and platforms industry needs to help it realise its ambitions to test and operate autonomous vessels in UK waters.
We want to understand the options and barriers to making MCA data available to industry.
We want to create a minimal viable data product or platform for a test area of UK water, in an accessible, non-proprietary format and in conjunction with other complimentary/interoperable datasets (weather, tide, bathymetry), that can be made available to industry.
We want to engage industry with this minimum viable product (MVP), to understand the value in this data product and to help understand our role as the regulator in this new data landscape.
We are seeking an innovation services provider to work with us to undertake the above steps for the lifetime of the project (March 2019 — February 2020).
We require an organisation that has national reach, is platform/product/software agnostic, has experience working with and sourcing data from a variety of different governmental, academic and industry partners and has experience building and testing data platform MVPs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TCa 3/7/1086 (Project 2)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 19
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Solis Marine Group LLP
Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue
London
EC4Y 0DA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 170 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
GO Reference: GO-2019417-PRO-14810481
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2019