- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Backpack mounted electrofishing equipment
- Lot 2. Bankside generator electrofishing equipment - freshwater environment
- Lot 3. Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring
- Lot 4. Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring
- Lot 5. Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring
- Lot 6. Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures
- Lot 7. Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range
- Lot 8. Underwater cameras - marine applications
- Lot 9. Underwater cameras - Fisheries applications short range
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
Contact
Cathryn MacKinlay
procurement.enquires@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3000653000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - WALES
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
All Wales Fisheries Monitoring Equipment Framework
Reference number
79220
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A wide variety of monitoring equipment is used to collate information on fish populations,
migration and behaviour. This enables NRW to fulfil its statutory obligations to maintain,
improve and develop fisheries of salmon, trout, eels, lampreys, smelt and freshwater fish.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Backpack mounted electrofishing equipment
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
- 03300000 - Farming, hunting and fishing products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Electrofishing is a key component of NRW fisheries statutory duties and seasonal monitoring program and may also be used in:
- Stock management operations
- Fish rescue and removal (including planned works and pollution incidents)
- Pollution impact assessment
- Brood fish collection
- Scientific research
NRW fisheries requires additional equipment in order to equip all relevant teams with sufficient equipment to efficiently deliver statutory monitoring
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River Project - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2.14) Additional information
No Award
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Bankside generator electrofishing equipment - freshwater environment
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31100000 - Electric motors, generators and transformers
- 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
- 03300000 - Farming, hunting and fishing products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Electrofishing is a key component of NRW fisheries statutory duties and seasonal monitoring program and may also be used in:
- Stock management operations
- Fish rescue and removal (including planned works and pollution incidents)
- Pollution impact assessment
- Brood fish collection
- Scientific research
NRW fisheries requires additional equipment in order to equip all relevant teams with sufficient equipment to efficiently deliver statutory monitoring
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2.14) Additional information
No Award
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35121600 - Tags
- 32441000 - Telemetry equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Acoustically tagging fish allows detailed information to be gathered around fish behaviour and movements within the riverine environment, that can be used to prioritise actions and influence management of fisheries. Acoustic tagging allows detailed analysis of fish movements within river systems, through estuaries and in the marine environment. Tagging work has been ongoing on the river Dee for 5 years, but tagging projects are being expanded out across Wales. In addition, fish tagging will be a key monitoring activity for LIFEDeeRiver to understand impacts of improvement actions
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35121600 - Tags
- 32441000 - Telemetry equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Acoustically tagging fish allows detailed information to be gathered around fish behaviour and movements within the riverine, estuarine and marine environments that can be used to prioritise actions and influence management of fisheries.
Tagging technology has been used by fisheries scientists and managers in numerous studies - including investigation of migratory behaviour at fine and large scale, and enumeration of population size and related processes.
NRW has identified opportunities to apply this tagging technology to gather information on the temporal and spatial distribution and behaviour of migratory fish behaviour during both the freshwater and marine stages of their lifecycle.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35121600 - Tags
- 32230000 - Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus
- 32344200 - Radio receivers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
PIT tagging technology has been used by fisheries scientists and managers in numerous studies including investigation of migratory behaviour at fine and large scale and enumeration of population size and related processes.
NRW has identified opportunities to apply this tagging technology as part of the index river (DSAP) monitoring programme for salmon and sea trout on the River Dee – principally to develop fishery independent and automated means of assessing returning stock size using mark-recapture methods. Other applications are envisaged within the LIFE Dee River project to evaluate the benefits, for various migratory fish species, of barrier removal and other interventions within the Dee catchment.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River Project - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 39172000 - Counters
- 35121600 - Tags
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project seeks to utilise automated fish counter technologies in narrow channel structures (e.g. fish passes up to ~0.5m) for the enumeration of migratory salmonids and other fish species (e.g. providing information of fish numbers, size, time and direction of passage, etc.).
For this purpose, two approaches are considered:
(i) Standalone counter deployment to evaluate passage of key fish species
(ii) Counter deployment integrated with PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tag detection to evaluate passage of both tagged and untagged individuals for mark-recapture purposes
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River Project - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38651100 - Camera lenses
- 38113000 - Sonars
- 38651000 - Cameras
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW operates state of the art remote, non- intrusive multibeam monitoring sonars throughout Wales.
These sonars provide salmon stock assessments as well as supplying information of salmon behaviour at barriers.
In order to increase our capability and expand our fish counting network Natural Resources Wales is seeking to source additional multibeam sonars.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River Project - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Underwater cameras - marine applications
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38651100 - Camera lenses
- 38113000 - Sonars
- 38651000 - Cameras
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - WALES
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW undertakes a comprehensive programme of marine monitoring throughout Wales’ coastal waters and employs a variety of techniques to achieve this. NRW is committed to establishing a standardised approach to monitoring and to develop new methods, taking advantage of novel technology where appropriate. Side-scan sonar (SSS) combined with ground-truthing in the form of seabed photography and videography has been widely accepted as the most suitable approach for mapping many seabed habitats such as honeycomb worm reef in the subtidal zone.
In highly turbid environments, however, visibility at the seabed can be near-zero rendering optical-based ground-truthing redundant. Consequently, the true distribution and status of honeycomb worm reefs in some shallow subtidal areas around the UK remains unclear.
Acoustic Camera Imagery (ACI) collected in highly turbid waters using forward looking sonar acoustic cameras has been proven to be an effective method of ground truthing sidescan sonar in a similar manner to traditional optical video systems in clear water scenarios.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River Project - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Underwater cameras - Fisheries applications short range
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38651000 - Cameras
- 38651100 - Camera lenses
- 38113000 - Sonars
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
- UKL12 - Gwynedd
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW operates state of the art remote, non- intrusive multibeam monitoring sonars throughout Wales.
These sonars provide salmon stock assessments as well as supplying information of salmon behaviour at barriers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
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: Yes
Identification of the project
LIFE Dee River Project - LIFE18 NAT/UK/000743-A5
two.2.14) Additional information
No Award
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 210-514764
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Acoustic tags and receivers at 180kHz for Fish Monitoring
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RS Aqua Ltd
Unit 4-6, Hurst Barns, Hurst Lane
Alton
GU343PL
Telephone
+44 1730828222
Fax
+44 1730828128
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £350,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
5
Title
Passive Integrated Transponder ( PIT) tagging equipment for fish monitoring
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fishtrack Ltd T/A Wyre Micro Development
2 Southend Farm Cottages, Kings Lane, Weston
Beccles
NR348TG
Telephone
+44 795601252
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £100,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
6
Title
Automated fish counting equipment for use on fish pass, rotary screw traps and other structures
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aquatic Control Engineering Ltd
Hall Farm
Main Street
DN220HR
Telephone
+44 1777249080
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £100,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
7
Title
Acoustic cameras - fisheries applications - Long Range
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reeds Sonar Consultancy LTD
81 Queens Road
Bourne
PE109DR
Telephone
+44 7881384957
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
8
Title
Underwater cameras - marine applications
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reeds Sonar Consultancy LTD
81 Queens Road
Bourne
PE109DR
Telephone
+44 7881384957
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Backpack mounted electrofishing equipment
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
9
Title
Underwater cameras - Fisheries applications short range
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Bankside generator electrofishing equipment - freshwater environment
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
4
Title
Acoustic tags and receivers at 69kHz for fish monitoring
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RS Aqua Ltd
Unit 4-6, Hurst Barns, Hurst Lane
Alton
GU343PL
Telephone
+44 1730828222
Fax
+44 1730828128
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thelma Biotel AS
Sluppenvegen 10B
Trondheim
7037
Telephone
+44 746782461
Country
Norway
NUTS code
- NO06 - Trøndelag
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £50,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/COMPLETING THE Invitation To Tender (ITT).
1. Tenderers should register on the eTendering portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
2. Once registered, suppliers must express their interest as follows:
a. Login to the etendering portal.
b. Select ITT
c. Select ITT's Open to all suppliers
d. Access the listing relating to the contract ITT: itt_79220 and view details.
e. Click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left hand side of the page.
3. Once you have expressed your interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download and where you can construct your reply as instructed.
4. For any support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 08003684852 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom