Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: C062/2018/2019

Title: Vessel Monitoring System

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

15/11/2019

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: /concession: 754 246.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:131143)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

05/05/2023

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

VII.1.1) Main CPV code

63726700

VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

34513100

77700000

03000000

63726700

VII.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement

Vessel monitoring systems have been used by all European fishing vessels over-15 metre since 2003. In 2012 legislation was introduced requiring all vessels engaged in the Welsh Scallop fishery to have a vessel monitoring system on board. In 2013 a vessel monitoring system was introduced for all EU vessels 12 metres and over. These systems are widely used as a monitoring and management tool.

We are proposing to introduce a similar vessel monitoring system for all under-12 metre vessels in Wales which accounts for approximately 97% of the Welsh fishing fleet. The system will improve the Welsh Government’s understanding of commercial fishing.

operations in Welsh waters and in turn will be used to inform the management of this marine area. The under-12 metre vessel monitoring

system will use low cost mobile technologies for data transmissions to reduce costs for end users.

VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months: 60

VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: 754 246.00 GBP

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.2) Information about modifications

VII.2.1) Description of the modifications

- changes to the casing specifications;

- extension of warranties required due to delays in implementation due to EU Exit and Covid-19;

- the original geofence data loaded on to monitoring devices requires an update the supplier will need to modify the existing software to accommodate the increase in memory usage; and

- device variation on smaller vessels due to restricted space.

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 re-procurement of the services will result in substantial duplication of cost and wastage of money already spent;

- Warranty on products will only be able to be supplied by the supplier; and

- The containers are specially made for the tracking devices changing suppliers may result in interoperability issues.

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: 694 013.00 Currency: GBP

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: 754 246.00 Currency: GBP