UK-Swindon: Offshore drilling services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 75621736, Email: kate.richardson@ukri.org
Contact: Kate Richardson
Main Address: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKK14

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: UKRI-2369 Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project
Reference number: UKRI-2369

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
76320000 - Offshore drilling services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: The British Geological Survey, acting on behalf of the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling, requires a marine remote seafloor drilling capability and suitable vessel to operate offshore Hawaii for a scientific drilling and coring campaign for a period of up to 2 months between August and October 2023.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 14,493,709

Currency:USD

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
76340000 - Core drilling.
45262422 - Subsea drilling work.
43124900 - Rock-drilling equipment.
34514000 - Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
US - United States

Main site or place of performance:
United States


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The contractor must be able to supply the full operational spread including a remote seafloor drill rig, the vessel, and all the personnel required to operate the spread, The seafloor drill rig must be capable of rotary rock coring to at least 110m below seafloor in water depths of 100m to 1300m.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30


II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-032094



IV.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: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: UKRI-2369
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Hawaii Offshore Drilling Project

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 06/06/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Benthic USA LLC, N/A
1805 Brittmoore Road, Houston, Texas 7704, United States
Internet address: https://acteon.com/geo-services/benthic
NUTS Code: US
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 14,493,709
Currency: USD

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data
To view this notice, please click here:
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN12 1FL, United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/06/2023