Awarded contract

Pelagic big data and policy

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-030078

Published 12 October 2023, 11:22am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Contact

Bailey Brundell

Email

dgc.ncea.commercial@defra.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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.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

Pelagic big data and policy

Reference number

C19901

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 Pelagic Programme project will:
o improve our pelagic knowledge and evidence base by furthering the delivery of a comprehensive monitoring program (building on the programme’s Year 1 work and combined with improved analysis) to provide a more holistic view of these food webs
o initiate the second phase of this work in optimizing this evidence, by making the data accessible and useable
o provide a demonstration of the use of this evidence in supporting better decision-making through a natural capital approach

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: £182,183.37

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Pelagic Programme project will:
o improve our pelagic knowledge and evidence base by furthering the delivery of a comprehensive monitoring program (building on the programme’s Year 1 work and combined with improved analysis) to provide a more holistic view of these food webs
o initiate the second phase of this work in optimizing this evidence, by making the data accessible and useable
o provide a demonstration of the use of this evidence in supporting better decision-making through a natural capital approach

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Single tender action award

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: No


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

12 October 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

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth Plymouth

Plymouth

PL4 8AA

Telephone

+44 1752588923

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

Charity reference number XN80875

Internet address

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £182,183.37

Lowest offer: £182,183.37 / Highest offer: £182,183.37 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit