Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Met Office
Fitzroy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
Contact
Mrs May Lee
Telephone
+44 1392885068
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK43 - Devon CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Meteorological Office
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Meteorological
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Profiling Floats for Ocean Data Collection
Reference number
DN583184
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38120000 - Meteorological instruments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Framework Agreement for supply of profiling floats for ocean data collection, covering the following lots:
Lot 1: Standard Argo with Iridium Communications
Lot 2: Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £900,000 / Highest offer: £1,900,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Standard Argo with Iridium Communications
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38200000 - Geological and geophysical instruments
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ32 - Southampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The floats must carry proven temperature, salinity and pressure sensors that meet the following standards. The temperatures are accurate to ±0.002°C and pressures are accurate to ±2.4dbar. For salinity, the data delivered in real time are sometimes affected by sensor drift, for many floats this drift is small and the uncorrected salinities are accurate to ±0.01 psu. (At a later stage, salinities are checked by comparing older floats with newly deployed instruments and ship-based data, where salinity drifts may be corrected for.)
The data must be transmitted with at least the following resolution 0.001 °C in temperature, 0.001 in salinity and 0.1 dbar in pressure.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to Technical Requirements / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / 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: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38200000 - Geological and geophysical instruments
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ32 - Southampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bio-geochemical floats must be capable of meeting the core (standard) Argo requirements, therefore the floats must carry a proven temperature, salinity and pressure sensor that meets the following standards. The temperatures are accurate to ±0.002°C and pressures are accurate to ±2.4dbar. For salinity, the data delivered in real time are sometimes affected by sensor drift, for many floats this drift is small and the uncorrected salinities are accurate to ±0.01 psu. (At a later stage, salinities are checked by comparing older floats with newly deployed instruments and ship-based data, where salinity drift may be corrected for.)
The data must be transmitted with at least the following resolution 0.001 °C in temperature, 0.001 in salinity and 0.1 dbar in pressure.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to Technical Requirements / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / 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: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-028989
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN583184
Lot No
1
Title
Standard Argo with Iridium Communications
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2022
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: 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
Swale Technologies Ltd
6 Greenacres Courtyard, Monument Park
Chalgrove
OX44 7RW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £900,000 / Highest offer: £1,900,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN583184
Lot No
1
Title
Standard Argo with Iridium Communications
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2022
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: 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
NKE Instruments
Zi De Kerandre, 6 Rue Gutenberg
Hennebont
56700
Country
France
NUTS code
- FR - France
Internet address
https://nke-instrumentation.com/
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £900,000 / Highest offer: £1,900,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN583184
Lot No
2
Title
Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2022
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: 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
Swale Technologies Ltd
6 Greenacres Courtyard, Monument Park
Chalgrove
OX44 7RW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £900,000 / Highest offer: £1,900,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN583184
Lot No
2
Title
Iridium Floats with Bio-Geochemical Sensors
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2022
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: 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
NKE Instruments
Zi De Kerandre, 6 Rue Gutenberg
Hennebont
56700
Country
France
NUTS code
- FR - France
Internet address
https://nke-instrumentation.com/
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £900,000 / Highest offer: £1,900,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Met Office
Fitzroy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
Country
United Kingdom