Prior information notice
This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Contact person: Bailey Brundell
E-mail: bailey.brundell@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
tNCEA UXO Studies for England Ecosystem Monads 23/24
Reference number: C17687
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The intent of this notice is to notify industry an open competition for ‘tNCEA UXO Studies for England Ecosystem Monads 23/24. The competition shall commence 15 June 2023 and shall close 17 July 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall aim of this contract is to:<br/>- Carry out a pre-desk study UXO searches;<br/>- detailed desk studies and risk assessments on selected sites; and<br/>- UXO watching brief support on selected survey sites.<br/><br/>The Contractor shall carry out a pre-desk study UXO searches across England Ecosystem Survey sites (sites within 1 km2 squares, called monads, boundaries of which are provided in file: 2024 Monads.zip uploaded to the ITT attachments are in Atamis. Example of such site is provided in Figure 1. We will require the studies for up to 500 selected sites. The minimum number of sites commissioned to a successful supplier will be 300. The pre-desk study UXO searches shall identify historical and current bombing or military activities on or affecting the site and provide recommendations for detailed desk studies for entire or parts of the sites.<br/><br/><br/><br/>To learn more about this procurement, please visit https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
15/08/2023
End:
31/03/2024
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.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
17/07/2023
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
15/08/2023
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/06/2023