Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Xlinks
Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way
Billericay
CM120EQ
Contact
Stephen Kennedy
Telephone
+44 7568101073
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Marine Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys
Reference number
650587016
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Marine Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys for HVDC Interconnector Cable route between Morocco and the UK. Scope to include data acquisition, processing, charting and reporting.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
- 71351923 - Bathymetric surveys services
- 71352000 - Subsurface surveying services
- 71352100 - Seismic services
- 71352120 - Seismic data acquisition services
- 71352300 - Magnetometric surveying services
- 71353100 - Hydrographic surveying services
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
- 71353000 - Surface surveying services
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services
- 71351710 - Geophysical prospecting services
- 31321500 - Submarine cable
- 76520000 - Offshore services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- PT - Portugal
- FR - France
- ES - Spain
- UK - United Kingdom
- MA - Morocco
Main site or place of performance
PORTUGAL,FRANCE,ESPAÑA,UNITED KINGDOM,Morocco
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of procurement: Provision of marine geophysical and geotechnical Surveys for HVDC interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK. Survey route is approximately 3,800km.
The route survey must provide a detailed mapping of the bathymetry, of the seabed surface including morphological and geological features and man-made-objects and of the sub-surface geology.
The scope of the assignment will include the following:
1) Nearshore and offshore geophysical and hydrographic survey of the entire proposed cable route from beach to beach.
2) UXO survey; Magnetometer survey to detect potential UXO
3) Nearshore and offshore geotechnical investigations.
4) Nearshore and offshore benthic investigations.
5) Nearshore geotechnical boreholes.
6) ROV investigations; To investigate cables crossing locations providing depth of burial through cable-tracking sensors.
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
Xlinks is terminating this tender process as no bidder submitted a compliant tender, Xlinks is unable to proceed in accordance with original tender process. As a result, Xlinks intends to proceed with a new tender process with a limited number of companies, whom Xlinks will be contacting separately. To the extent that UCR 2016 may otherwise apply, the new tender is exempt pursuant to Reg 6(2)(b).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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 000-031707
Section five. Award of contract
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 six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Tenderers shall be fully responsible for the costs of responding to this procurement at all stages of the procurement and in no circumstances does Xlinks accept any liability for any costs incurred by any Tenderers, howsoever or when so ever incurred.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=682331687
GO Reference: GO-202248-PRO-19939472
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Xlinks
Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way
Billericay
CM12 0EQ
Country
United Kingdom