Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
BUILDING 85, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
Contact
Jenna Scott
Telephone
+44 2380595000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ32 - Southampton
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Provision of Ocean-Bottom Seismographs
Reference number
2021UoS-0412
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The purchase of broadband ocean-bottom seismographs to be used primarily for solid Earth imaging using natural sources of seismic energy (e.g. earthquakes, ocean waves) but will also be used in experiments that use man made controlled seismic sources (e.g. airguns).
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: £389,350
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS)
European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Facility (OBIF) has a successful track record of over 15 years of deploying a range of autonomous sensors on the seabed. OBIF is funded by the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and operated jointly by the Universities of Southampton and Durham to support researchers in a range of environmental science disciplines.
We carry out deployments in water depths ranging between 10's of m and 5500 m for periods from a few days to a year to measure parameters such as ground vibration, pressure, and electric and magnetic field strengths.
OBIF currently have a fleet of 55 autonomous seabed instruments, with a physical platform (flotation, pressure tubes, acoustic releases) modified from an original Scripps Institution of Oceanography design, although the current generation of loggers are an internal OBIF design. For measuring vibrations, we currently use high-frequency sensors. We have been awarded NERC capital funding to extend our capability by purchase of a number of market-established broadband ocean-bottom seismographs.
We wish to procure a small number (5-10 depending on cost) of broadband ocean-bottom seismographs to assess their interoperability with our existing instrument pool, with a view to expansion of these numbers in the mid-to-longer term. They will be used primarily for solid Earth imaging using natural sources of seismic energy(e.g. earthquakes, ocean waves) but will also be used in experiments that use manmade controlled seismic sources (e.g. airguns).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Mandatory Technical Requirements / Weighting: Pass / Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Desirable Technical Requirements / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Exemplar Deployments / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Data Samples / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Number of Seismographs provided for the budget / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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 000-029602
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2021UoS-0412
Title
The Provision of Ocean-Bottom Seismographs
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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
Nanometrics Inc
250 Herzberg Rd
Kanata, Ontario
K2K 2A1
Country
Canada
NUTS code
- CA - Canada
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: £395,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £389,350
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Southampton
Southampton
Country
United Kingdom