Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cefas
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Contact person: Holly Power
Telephone: +44 2072385921
E-mail: procure@cefas.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cefas.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CEFAS20-21 Contract for the Provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and Associated Services - Contract Extension
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Contractor will deliver mid-water BRUVS with benthic adaptation fitments to each OT included in the network and the associated services for training, survey planning and analysis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
776 222.37
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor will deliver mid-water BRUVS with benthic adaptation fitments to each OT included in the network and the associated services for training, survey planning and analysis.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
The rig design, software and associated AI analysis rights are owned by Blue Abacus and Cefas would not be able to purchase software / AI analysis compatible with this elsewhere. BRUVS supplied by the Blue Abacus are already used in certain Overseas Territories and this purchase for Cefas would ensure that by buying the same equipment, software and AI analysis services, the data will be collected and analysed consistently with data already collected and analysed in the other Overseas Territories. Purchase of these BRUVS would support the ability to create a cross territory BRUV network as part of the Blue Belt Programme. It is therefore critical that the data informing the management and conservation of a range of species and habitats is collected in a consistent, comparable and statistically robust manner.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-001699
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Cefas20-21
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Abacus Ltd
30 de Castro Ct, Wickhams Cay 1 - PO Box 4519
Road Town, Tortola
VG1110
VG
NUTS: VG
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:
: 776 222.37
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2023