Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Specialist Support – Aerial Dispersant Spray Procurement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of the procurement is to source a qualified and experienced Oil Spill Response Specialist (the OSR Specialist) to provide advice to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA, Agency, or Authority) in relation to technical matters, industry engagement and requirements drafting related to the replacement of the MCAs Aerial Dispersant Spray Service.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £150,000 / Highest offer: £150,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Work Package 1 (WP1) Pre-procurement Support:
• Review existing Aerial Dispersant Spray contract, with consideration for current MCA intellectual property rights on existing equipment.
• Review the findings of the MCA’s Oil Spill Risk Review, a study the MCA commissioned in 2020 to look at the current and future threat of marine oil pollution from shipping and offshore installations.
• Considering the findings of the MCA’s Oil Spill Risk Review and the views of end users, advise the MCA as it develops a set of draft requirements for a future Aerial Dispersant Spray service.
• Assist the MCA’s market engagement programme, which shall include:
o Developing a plan for industry engagement;
o Identifying prospective service providers;
o Advising on communications with prospective service providers; and
o Planning and running industry engagement events.
• Report on the findings of the industry engagement programme.
• Advise the MCA as it finalises a set of requirements for the Aerial Dispersant Spray Service, taking into consideration the findings of the market engagement activity and end user input.
Work Package 2 (WP2): Support to Procurement Process
• Provide expert knowledge and advice to assist MCA staff and MCA legal advisors with the creation of contractual mechanisms to measure and incentivise supplier performance.
• Alongside MCA staff and MCA contracted legal support, provide expert knowledge and advice to assist with the creation of procurement documents, in particular to establish evaluation criteria and a robust bidder selection process.
• Participate in the evaluation of tenders and in subsequent consensus and moderation meetings.
• Provide expert advice during negotiations to support the MCA’s position.
• Support the MCA in communications with bidders throughout the procurement, particularly in response to bidder technical queries.
• Support the MCA in communications with stakeholders throughout the procurement, particularly in response to bidder technical queries.
Work Package 3 (WP3): Post-Procurement Support
• Provide drafting assistance to the MCA and its legal advisors for the technical parts of the Aerial Dispersant Spray Contract as this document is finalised.
• Continue to provide advice post-contract-award, as required, to support the contract transition process and help resolve any issues or disputes which arise.
• Design and present material to facilitate knowledge transfer.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Factors (inclusive of Social Value) / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
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.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-010825
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SpillConsult Ltd
Southampton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £150,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
Country
United Kingdom