Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Contact person: Bailey Brundell
E-mail: dgc.ncea.commercial@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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pelagic big data and policy
Reference number: C19901
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Pelagic Programme project will:<br/>o improve our pelagic knowledge and evidence base by furthering the delivery of a comprehensive monitoring program (building on the programme’s Year 1 work and combined with improved analysis) to provide a more holistic view of these food webs<br/>o initiate the second phase of this work in optimizing this evidence, by making the data accessible and useable<br/>o provide a demonstration of the use of this evidence in supporting better decision-making through a natural capital approach
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
182 183.37
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Pelagic Programme project will:<br/>o improve our pelagic knowledge and evidence base by furthering the delivery of a comprehensive monitoring program (building on the programme’s Year 1 work and combined with improved analysis) to provide a more holistic view of these food webs<br/>o initiate the second phase of this work in optimizing this evidence, by making the data accessible and useable<br/>o provide a demonstration of the use of this evidence in supporting better decision-making through a natural capital approach
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Single tender action award
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/10/2023
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
University of Plymouth
Charity reference number XN80875
University of Plymouth Plymouth
Plymouth
PL4 8AA
UK
Telephone: +44 1752588923
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
Lowest offer:
182 183.37
GBP
/ Highest offer:
182 183.37
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/10/2023