Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cefas
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
SW1P 3JR
Contact
Lisa Scott
Telephone
+44 1502562244
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and Associated Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Contractor will deliver a full string of mid-water BRUVS with benthic adaptation fitments to each OT included in the network and one full string to the Authority (Cefas). OTs currently included in the programme are: Pitcairn Island, Ascension Island, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Territory, Cayman Island, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and Anguilla.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £444,675
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor will deliver a full string of mid-water BRUVS with benthic adaptation fitments to each OT included in the network and one full string to the Authority (Cefas). OTs currently included in the programme are: Pitcairn Island, Ascension Island, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Territory, Cayman Island, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and Anguilla.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The 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.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Cefas20-21
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.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
Country
British Virgin Islands
NUTS code
- 00 - Other NUTS code
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £444,675
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom