Contract award · 13 Jan 2021

Contract for the Provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and Associated Services

Cefas awarded “Contract for the Provision of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) and…” to Blue Abacus Ltd for £445k on 13 Jan 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionResearch & developmentLondon

BuyerCefas
Value £445k
WinnerBlue Abacus Ltd SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Cefas · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Blue Abacus Ltd SME
Value
£444,675
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Research & development · Design and execution of research and development (CPV 73300000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Jan 2021
  2. Published27 Jan 2021Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

The Contractor will deliver a full string of mid-water BRUVS with benthic adaptation fitments to each OT included in the network and one full string to the Authority (Cefas). OTs currently included in the programme are: Pitcairn Island, Ascension Island, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Territory, Cayman Island, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and Anguilla.

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