Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
18a Newforge Lane
BELFAST
BT9 5PX
UK
E-mail: info@afbini.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://daera-ni.gov.uk
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
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 3632855 DAERA - FAEB EMSD - High-resolution optical benthic monitoring equipment for marine blue carbon assessment – provision, training and support.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
As part of a strategic capital investment in the assessment and monitoring of carbon transport, storage and fluxes into and out of Northern Ireland’s benthic environments AFBI is seeking to procure a suite of new equipment to support field sampling, remote monitoring and laboratory analysis. Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
142 598.33
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38500000
38540000
38900000
38970000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of a strategic capital investment in the assessment and monitoring of carbon transport, storage and fluxes into and out of Northern Ireland’s benthic environments AFBI is seeking to procure a suite of new equipment to support field sampling, remote monitoring and laboratory analysis. Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38500000
38540000
38900000
38970000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of a strategic capital investment in the assessment and monitoring of carbon transport, storage and fluxes into and out of Northern Ireland’s benthic environments AFBI is seeking to procure a suite of new equipment to support field sampling, remote monitoring and laboratory analysis. Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-028631
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Hyperspectral Camera / Imaging System that integrates with AFBI Camera Deployments System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/02/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ecotone AS
Havnegata 9
Trondheim
7010
NO
Telephone: +47 45202999
E-mail: info@ecotone.com
NUTS: NO
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ecotone.com
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:
: 142 598.33
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 2 – Supply, Delivery and Servicing of an Underwater 3D Scanning Laser System to integrate with AFVI Camera Deployment Systems
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
n/a
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/03/2022