Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
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.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of International Maritime Surveillance Services for the Marine Management Organisation to Identify Inshore and Offshore Threats to the Marine Environment.
Reference number
C25515
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79714000 - Surveillance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Establishment of a call-off framework with single contractor that will provide MMO with access to global satellite imagery and, if required, the subsequent analysis and interpretation of this imagery over up to 14 United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) and 9 ODA-eligible partner countries to tackle:
1) Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (this is the primary use),
2) Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring,
3) Merchant vessel traffic movements,
4) Pollution monitoring.
Survey imagery to cover UKOT maritime area being from coastline extending out up to 200 nautical miles and in the adjacent high seas (typically within 100-400nm of the boundary).
Contract value capped at £1,500,000 max for first two years.
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: £1,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Contractor's premises.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Establishment of a call-off framework with single contractor that will provide MMO with access to global satellite imagery and, if required, the subsequent analysis and interpretation of this imagery over up to 14 United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) and 9 ODA-eligible partner countries to tackle:
1) Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (this is the primary use),
2) Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring,
3) Merchant vessel traffic movements,
4) Pollution monitoring.
Survey imagery to cover UKOT maritime area being from coastline extending out up to 200 nautical miles and in the adjacent high seas (typically within 100-400nm of the boundary).
Such surveillance requires the capability to obtain, process and analyse satellite imagery and cross reference it with Automatic Information System (AIS) data. This gives a complete picture capturing activity on AIS and dark vessels (those that do not broadcast an AIS signal). Specialist skills and capabilities are required to do this, some of which can be provided from within the MMO and some which require external procurement.
Contract value capped at maximum of £1,500,000 for first two years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 65
Price - Weighting: 35
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2024/S 000-013702
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
31 July 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OceanMind Limited
Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire
Harwell
OX11 0QR
Telephone
+44 1235567999
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
10827294
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 57 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Contract sub-contracted to five Suppliers, division as follows:
35% - Plan/collect satellite imagery, SAR data processing, QA of vessel detected
4% - Supply archive and new collection imagery
9% - Provide satellite derived radio frequency detections
5% - Provide data for OceanMind to analyse
4% - Supply archive and new collection satellite imagery
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit