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Type of document: Additional information
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 250-626924/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Additional information
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood, 3203, Ash 2A
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:

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: 79961320
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.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 2020-12-18
VI.6) Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 247-615588

Section VII: Changes
VII.1) Information to be changed or added
Section number: II.1.2)
Place of text to be modified: Main CPV code
Instead of Main CPV code: 71324000
Supplementary CPV code:

Instead of Main CPV code: 79961320
Supplementary CPV code:

VII.2) Other Additional information:
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

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GO Reference: GO-20201218-DCB-17532904