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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 247-615588/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Salvage and Marine Operations (S&MO)
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood | 3203 | Ash 2A | BS34 8JH
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Lewis Cheesman
Telephone: +44 7710777468
Email: lewis.cheesman100@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Marine Services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: S&MOCB/3394 — Survey of Wreck SS DERBENT

Reference number: S&MOCB/3394
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 71324000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
The authority has a potential upcoming requirement to survey the wreck of the SS DERBENT (built 1907, sunk by torpedo on 30 November 1917, located off Anglesey, North Wales, UK) to determine the quantity of oil remaining. The authority is therefore conducting a market analysis activity to inform the procurement strategy for a potential Restricted Competition to award a contract to deliver the requirement. The SS DERBENT Wreck Survey requirement is currently an unfunded initiative and in issuing this prior information notice (PIN), the MOD is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the strategy stated in this PIN. Any related future procurement activity will be subject to the PCR 2015.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 800000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 34513550
Main CPV code: 38290000
Main CPV code: 35512400
Main CPV code: 71351924
Main CPV code: 79961320
Main CPV code: 63726620

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKK11
Main site or place of performance:Bristol, City of.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The authority has a potential upcoming requirement to survey the wreck of the SS DERBENT (built 1907, sunk by torpedo on 30 November 1917, located off Anglesey, North Wales, UK) to determine the quantity of oil remaining onboard. The authority is therefore conducting a market analysis activity to inform the procurement strategy for a potential Restricted Competition to award a contract to deliver the requirement. The authority is publishing this PIN to engage with Industry to understand what intrusive and non-intrusive techniques are available to determine what oil quantities may remain within the wreck.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2021-01-25
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
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Go reference: GO-20201214-DCB-17504070

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2020-12-14