Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
Contact
Bailey Brundell
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
tNCEA UXO Studies for England Ecosystem Monads 23/24
Reference number
C17687
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The intent of this notice is to notify industry an open competition for ‘tNCEA UXO Studies for England Ecosystem Monads 23/24. The competition shall commence 15 June 2023 and shall close 17 July 2023.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall aim of this contract is to:
- Carry out a pre-desk study UXO searches;
- detailed desk studies and risk assessments on selected sites; and
- UXO watching brief support on selected survey sites.
The Contractor shall carry out a pre-desk study UXO searches across England Ecosystem Survey sites (sites within 1 km2 squares, called monads, boundaries of which are provided in file: 2024 Monads.zip uploaded to the ITT attachments are in Atamis. Example of such site is provided in Figure 1. We will require the studies for up to 500 selected sites. The minimum number of sites commissioned to a successful supplier will be 300. The pre-desk study UXO searches shall identify historical and current bombing or military activities on or affecting the site and provide recommendations for detailed desk studies for entire or parts of the sites.
To learn more about this procurement, please visit https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
15 August 2023
End date
31 March 2024
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
17 July 2023
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
15 August 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs