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Contract Award Notice

Marine Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys

  • First published: 09 April 2022
  • Last modified: 09 April 2022

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Xlinks
Authority ID:
AA81778
Publication date:
09 April 2022
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Description of procurement: Provision of marine geophysical and geotechnical Surveys for HVDC interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK. Survey route is approximately 3,800km.

The route survey must provide a detailed mapping of the bathymetry, of the seabed surface including morphological and geological features and man-made-objects and of the sub-surface geology.

The scope of the assignment will include the following:

1) Nearshore and offshore geophysical and hydrographic survey of the entire proposed cable route from beach to beach.

2) UXO survey; Magnetometer survey to detect potential UXO

3) Nearshore and offshore geotechnical investigations.

4) Nearshore and offshore benthic investigations.

5) Nearshore geotechnical boreholes.

6) ROV investigations; To investigate cables crossing locations providing depth of burial through cable-tracking sensors.

Full notice text

Contract award notice – utilities

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Xlinks

Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way

Billericay

CM120EQ

UK

Contact person: Stephen Kennedy

Telephone: +44 7568101073

E-mail: stephen@xlinks.co

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://xlinks.co

Address of the buyer profile: www.xlinks.co

I.6) Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Marine Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys

Reference number: 650587016

II.1.2) Main CPV code

71354500

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Marine Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys for HVDC Interconnector Cable route between Morocco and the UK. Scope to include data acquisition, processing, charting and reporting.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:   / Highest offer:  

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71355000

71332000

71510000

71351923

71352000

71352100

71352120

71352300

71353100

71351500

71353000

72316000

72314000

71351710

31321500

76520000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

PT

FR

ES

UK

MA


Main site or place of performance:

PORTUGAL,FRANCE,ESPAÑA,UNITED KINGDOM,Morocco

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Description of procurement: Provision of marine geophysical and geotechnical Surveys for HVDC interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK. Survey route is approximately 3,800km.

The route survey must provide a detailed mapping of the bathymetry, of the seabed surface including morphological and geological features and man-made-objects and of the sub-surface geology.

The scope of the assignment will include the following:

1) Nearshore and offshore geophysical and hydrographic survey of the entire proposed cable route from beach to beach.

2) UXO survey; Magnetometer survey to detect potential UXO

3) Nearshore and offshore geotechnical investigations.

4) Nearshore and offshore benthic investigations.

5) Nearshore geotechnical boreholes.

6) ROV investigations; To investigate cables crossing locations providing depth of burial through cable-tracking sensors.

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

Xlinks is terminating this tender process as no bidder submitted a compliant tender, Xlinks is unable to proceed in accordance with original tender process. As a result, Xlinks intends to proceed with a new tender process with a limited number of companies, whom Xlinks will be contacting separately. To the extent that UCR 2016 may otherwise apply, the new tender is exempt pursuant to Reg 6(2)(b).

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.8) Information about 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:

2021/S 000-031707

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: No

V.1 Information on non-award

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Tenderers shall be fully responsible for the costs of responding to this procurement at all stages of the procurement and in no circumstances does Xlinks accept any liability for any costs incurred by any Tenderers, howsoever or when so ever incurred.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=682331687

GO Reference: GO-202248-PRO-19939472

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Xlinks

Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way

Billericay

CM12 0EQ

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

08/04/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71351923 Bathymetric surveys services Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
72316000 Data analysis services Data-processing services
72314000 Data collection and collation services Data-processing services
71351710 Geophysical prospecting services Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
71332000 Geotechnical engineering services Miscellaneous engineering services
71351500 Ground investigation services Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
71353100 Hydrographic surveying services Surface surveying services
71352300 Magnetometric surveying services Subsurface surveying services
71354500 Marine survey services Map-making services
76520000 Offshore services Onshore and offshore services
71352120 Seismic data acquisition services Subsurface surveying services
71352100 Seismic services Subsurface surveying services
71510000 Site-investigation services Construction-related services
31321500 Submarine cable Electricity power lines
71352000 Subsurface surveying services Engineering-related scientific and technical services
71353000 Surface surveying services Engineering-related scientific and technical services
71355000 Surveying services Engineering-related scientific and technical services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
stephen@xlinks.co
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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