Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Zone D Ground Floor MOD Main Building
London
SW1A 2EU
Contact
James Duffy
jamesmartin.duffy131@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ministry-of-defence-commercial-commercial-x
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
BFSAI Falklands Feasibility Study
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
• Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in Find a Tender
Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) for the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) estate
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: £302,700
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- FK - Falkland Islands
Main site or place of performance
Mount Pleasant
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) for the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) estate.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: as per requirements documentation / Weighting: 100
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: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This contract can be awarded under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 because The Authority considers that SAERI is the only economic operator able to provide the requirement for the following reasons:
o They are the only research organisation permanently based in the South Atlantic, and are the primary environmental research institute for Falklands, South Georgia, and the Sandwich Islands.
o they are the primary knowledge base of Falklands Geology – the requisite repository of information required to carry out the Hydrogeological Survey.
o They are the only research institute with a working knowledge of “rotors”, or lee waves, in the Falklands – one of the meteorological phenomenon’s which requires further research on in the Falklands
o They are the primary facilitators for research into flora and fauna in the Falklands, in conjunction with Falklands Conservation they are the prime Falklands herbarium holders.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
711589451
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
SAERI (Falklands) Limited
Stanley Cottage North, Ross Road,
Stanley
FIQQ 1ZZ
Country
Falkland Islands
NUTS code
- FK - Falkland Islands
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £302,700
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales,
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom