Xlinks: Provision of Offshore Geophysical and Geotechnical Survey Client Representation Services.

UK-Billericay: Marine survey services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Xlinks
             Kingfisher House 1 Radford Way Billericay CM12 0EQ, 1 Radford Way, Billericay, CM120EQ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7568101073, Email: stephen@xlinks.co
             Contact: Stephen Kennedy
             Main Address: https://xlinks.co, Address of the buyer profile: www.xlinks.co
             NUTS Code: UK
      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.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Billericay:-Marine-survey-services./3D778DDT83
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via http://www.delta-esourcing.com to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided

      I.6) Main activity:
            Electricity

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Provision of Offshore Geophysical and Geotechnical Survey Client Representation Services.       
      Reference Number: 661790032
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      71354500 - Marine survey services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Provision of Client Offshore Representation onboard vessels undertaking marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys for HVDC interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK. Survey route is approximately 3,800km.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 400,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
   
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI5 Outer London – East and North East
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Client Offshore Representation onboard vessels undertaking marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys for HVDC interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK. Survey route is approximately 3,800km.

The scope of the assignment will entail providing Client Offshore Representation related to the following works being undertaken by the Survey Contractor:

1) Nearshore and offshore geophysical and hydrographic survey; This survey is to be undertaken along the entire
route. The shore-ends will use land-based observations at low tide and shallow draft vessel to ensure data coverage
extends across
the entire proposed cable route from beach to beach.
This will consist of a survey using all of the following geophysical sensors - side scan sonar (SSS), multi-beam echo
sounder (MBES), magnetometer, sub-bottom profiling, and grab sampling to support seabed interpretation.
Supplementary geophysical and topographic survey methods will be used across the inter-tidal areas and up to the
beach at the landfall(s) in each country.
2) UXO survey; Magnetometer survey to detect potential UXO
3) Nearshore and offshore geotechnical investigations; The geotechnical survey will aim to provide information of the
characteristics of the subsea soils through core sampling of the seabed with Vibrocorer or Piston corer (3m or 6m
below seabed); CPT tests of the seabed (3m or 6m below seabed); T-bar tests; dissipation tests; box coring; deeper
boreholes (~25m) at landfall locations (nearshore/onshore) to inform potential HDD requirements; measurement of
seabed temperature and conductivity; geotechnical laboratory tests (including carbon dating, x-ray) and tests of
thermal properties soil samples.
4) Nearshore and offshore benthic investigations; The benthic survey components will investigate the baseline
conditions. This is likely to consist of benthic grab sampling and drop-down camera imagery and laboratory work with
chemical and benthic analyses.
5) Nearshore geotechnical boreholes.
6) ROV investigations; To investigate cables crossing locations providing depth of burial through cable-tracking
sensors.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 400,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 12       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 5
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       
   


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
            Not Provided      
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
       Not Provided   
      III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
       Not Provided   
      III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
       Not Provided      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No
   
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO              
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 8 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 22/02/2022 Time: 16:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 28/02/2022       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Billericay:-Marine-survey-services./3D778DDT83

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3D778DDT83
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Xlinks
       Kingfisher House 1 Radford Way Billericay CM12 0EQ, 1 Radford Way, Billericay, CM120EQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 07568101073, Email: stephen@xlinks.co
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 29/01/2022

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