Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Ballast Water Sampling
Notice Description
The Authority has a requirement for a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of ballast water sampling for a 3 year initial period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Authority has a requirement for a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of ballast water sampling for an initial 3 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods, subject to the satisfaction of performance by the Authority. The Contract will commence on 1 April 2025. All sampling must be performed in accordance with the requirements of current legislation, Ballast Water Management Annex 3 - Resolution MEPC.173(58), MGN 432 Amendment 1 and Ballast Water Management Policy for Scapa Flow - Apr 2023. All documentation included within the Appendix Section of the Invitation to Tender documentation. It should be noted that due to the variable movement of shipping, short notice (minimum of 24 hrs) may be given for a ballast water sampling event. Sampling team will be required to be available 365/24/7. Prospective Tenderers need to take note that transport for members of a sampling team to Orkney is limited and can be disrupted by weather, at short notice.
Renewal: There is an option for 2 x 12 month period extensions, at the sole discretion of the Authority and subject to satisfactory performance of the services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ca29
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064706-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
72314000 - Data collection and collation services
90700000 - Environmental services
90714500 - Environmental quality control services
90720000 - Environmental protection
90733000 - Services related to water pollution
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £313,091 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Subject to the award of the 2 x 12 month extensions, the new contract will be put to tender approximately 6 months prior to the expiry of the contract.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL (HARBOUR AUTHORITY)
- Contact Name
- Denise Link
- Contact Email
- denise.link@orkney.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1856873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KIRKWALL
- Postcode
- KW15 1NY
- Post Town
- Kirkwall
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM65 Orkney Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
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