CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

BiMEP Geotechnical & Anchoring Investigation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Marine Power Systems (MPS) is developing flexible ocean energy extraction technology that can harness wave energy (WaveSub), wind energy (WindSub) and combined wind and wave energy (DualSub). All the machines share a common floating platform technology developed by and proprietary to MPS that has cost and deployment advantages over other floating platform approaches. The work being tendered for this package is to provide a geotechnical survey solution, execution and reporting of the survey Q1 2021 at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform test site. Detailed site information regarding the survey will be provided to applicants on completion of an NDA.

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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

This work package is to support the site feasibility for the full scale WaveSub deployment. It is envisioned one initial geotechnical survey will be required with the possibility to extend to support anchor design for the mooring system.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Previous demonstrable experience providing geotechnical surveys and reporting. Experience of providing turnkey solutions from interpreting geotechnical survey findings to support anchor selection and design.

Evidence must be given of the supplier’s quality, safety, and environmental processes, for example confirming if the company is ISO 9001, 14001 compliant or equivalent.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

T-WPAC-2

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Single stage - Any candidate may submit a tender.

The tendered work is to take place at the BiMEP test site in Northern Spain.

(WA Ref:107442)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This project will be part of a WEFO funded Operation.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice