UK SBS PR18152 Offshore Scientific Drilling and Coring and Ice Management and Fleet Provision

*** The procurement procedure has been discontinued and did not result in a contract award ***

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday 20th May 2020 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal. Please follow the URL contained in the 'Other Information' section.

The estimated budget for the entire requirement across both lots is $10,000,000 USD to $19,400,000 USD. This budget is inclusive of the offshore scientific drilling and coring, the ice management and fleet provision, and the drilling platform as well as fuel which is anticipated to be a large proportion of the budget.

In 2021 International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) will undertake a drilling/coring expedition to the high Arctic, using a drillship. Drilling will only be possible if there is a robust, integrated method to manage the ice conditions.

This procurement is divided in to two lots:

Lot 1: This Lot is for a scientific drilling and coring capability to operate in the high Arctic during the annual minimum

ice cover period and includes the provision of the drilling platform.

The minimum objectives are to continuously core two boreholes. The 1st borehole to 900m below the seabed (WD 815m) and the 2nd borehole to 50m below the seabed, (WD 875m). This will require the drillship to continuously stay on station until the completion of each borehole.

The operational dates are linked to the minimum ice coverage, i.e. a period of up to 34 days on site between mid-August and end of September. In addition, there is passage to and from the work area.

Lot 2: This Lot is for an integrated ice and fleet management to support a scientific drilling/coring expedition to the Arctic Ocean, under the auspices of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).

The ice and fleet management can be broken into three components that must co-ordinate and work closely together. These three components are:

1. Ice and weather forecasting
2. Icebreaker fleet management
3. Icebreaker vessels (maximum of 3)

The integrated ice and fleet management package must allow the drillship to stay on station and must cover all three components. The requirement covers provision of the following responsibilities:

Additional information: CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 20/05/2020 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER.

The estimated budget for the entire requirement across both lots is $10,000,000 USD to $19,400,000 USD. This budget is inclusive of the offshore scientific drilling and coring, the ice management and fleet provision, and the drilling platform as well as fuel which is anticipated to be a large proportion of the budget.

UK SBS will be using the Delta eSourcing portal for this procurement.

Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation. Responses received outside of the deadline or not submitted via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

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To register and gain access to tender documents on the Delta eSourcing portal, please follow the URL: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code:

Lot 1 access code 46A7UAM782 Lot 2 access code: 3C2ZAQTC62

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If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded.

Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Bidders.

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.