UK Research & Innovation: Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field

UK-Swindon: Flight control software development 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 1793442000, Email: commercial@ukri.org
       Main Address: https://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 and innovation

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field            
      Reference number: UKRI-3888

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         72212120 - Flight control software development services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 210,361.48
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Cambridgeshire CC
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field

      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: UKRI-3888    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: forecasters and services to facilitate the BAS Air and Field

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 20/03/2024

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

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Met Office, N/A
             Alexandria 1, Exeter, EX1 3PB, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK
            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: 210,361.48          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 210,361.48
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: 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 and Innovation
          Polaris House,, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
          Email: commercial@ukri.org

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          UK Research and Innovation
          Polaris House,, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
          Email: commercial@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: 16/04/2024




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 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

      New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No
            Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest: No
      

      Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: No


   3. Explanation
          •The Met Office is the Government recognised body for facilitating forecasting services and support similar organisations in remote and extreme weather locations such as British overseas territories including Ascension Islands, Saint Helena and the Falkland Islands. Many of these locations are remote and have similar local weather challenges and requirement for forecasts as Rothera. •The systems used for forecasting from Rothera Research station in support of the BAS flying and field campaigns and seasons are supported by Met office software and Met Office provisioned global weathermodels that include detailed modelling for Antarctica, increasing resilience and safety. •The Met office facilitates forecasters and forecasting services for other Government departments including the Ministry of Defence. The Met office is contracted to support the MOD at the Falklands based military Station in Mount Pleasant Airport, where there are synergistic weather environments to Rothera and similarities in dynamic and changing weather as well as an emphasis on constant review of conditions to allow for utilisation of manageable weather windows.