UK Research & Innovation: Geomagnetic Observatory Vector Fluxgate Magnetometers

UK-Keyworth: Geological and geophysical instruments.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       British Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Nottingham, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7394401250, Email: bgsprocurement@ukri.org
       Contact: Helen Forsythe
       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: Geomagnetic Observatory Vector Fluxgate Magnetometers            
      Reference number: UKRI 2186

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38200000 - Geological and geophysical instruments.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Geomagnetic Observatory Vector Fluxgate Magnetometer

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 59,400
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Edinburgh, City of
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Geomagnetic Observatory Vector Fluxgate Magnetometer x 3

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 100
            

      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: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   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
       Not Provided
   

   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: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 13/05/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         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: 1          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Lemi LLC, UA
             79060, 5A Naukova St, Lviv, Ukraine
             NUTS Code: UA
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      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: 59,400
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=690613137

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research and Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN12 1FL, United Kingdom
          Internet address: www.ukri.org

      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: 16/05/2022




ANNEX D

   1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

      No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not Provided

      The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive (for supplies only): No       
      
      The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

      Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      
      
      Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: No

      Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: No


   3. Explanation
          Absolute geomagnetic observatories meeting the stated INTERMAGNET quality standards number less than 130 stations worldwide, hence there are a limited number of commercial suppliers of instrumentation that meet this specialist market and therefore the technical requirement.

Aside from Lemi LLC, the only alternative commercial supplier globally for absolute observatory vector fluxgate magnetometers is the Danish Technical University. Their FGE magnetometer has been the standard observatory instrument for the last 20 years, however it does not meet the essential requirements in the above specification for modern observatories. The supplier (contact: Lars Pedersen, lawp@space.dtu.dk) has stated (by email), “the FGM-FGE dos’nt fullfill the Intermagnet standard for the noise level in the pass band 8mHz-0.2Hz, where the noise is around 40pT rms”. This confirms in-house testing of the FGE magnetometer (http://iguonline.in/journal/Spl2_aiga_web%20files/paper3.pdf).

For the reason that competition is absent for technical reasons, Lemi LLC is the only supplier capable of meeting the required specification.