Contract

UKRI-3717 Cargo Transportation From Antarctica to Cape Town for 2023-2024 Season

  • UK Research & Innovation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-006472

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04442c

Published 29 February 2024, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

UK Research & Innovation, Polaris House

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Contact

Solomon Nwosu

Email

Solomon.Nwosu@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 7394204018

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK14 - Swindon

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ukri.org

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UKRI-3717 Cargo Transportation From Antarctica to Cape Town for 2023-2024 Season

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 63110000 - Cargo handling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract entails air freight services for returning cargo from Maitri Station (Indian Antarctic Programme) to Cape Town, facilitating ice coring/drilling projects for NERC-funded science at Halley Research Station

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: £127,609.5

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • AQ - Antarctica
Main site or place of performance

Antarctica

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement entails air freight services for returning cargo from Maitri Station (Indian Antarctic Programme) to Cape Town, facilitating ice coring/drilling projects for NERC-funded science at Halley Research Station. The logistics coordination is crucial to align with the schedule of the Halley Charter vessel, Malik Arctica.

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/


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:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The contract award is suitable for publication without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32.2.iii where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for the technical reasons.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 February 2024

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

Antarctic Logistics Centre International (pty) Ltd

72 Keerom Street

Cape Town

8001

Telephone

+27 823387938

Country

South Africa

NUTS code
  • ZA - South Africa
National registration number

M2001004910

Internet address

www.ultima-antarcticexpeditions.com

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £127,609.5

Total value of the contract/lot: £127,609.5


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The terms and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf

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GO Reference: GO-2024228-PRO-25378498

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research & Innovation

UK Research & Innovation, Polaris House

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Country

United Kingdom