Xlinks: Marine Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys

UK-Billericay: Marine survey services.

Section I: Contracting Entity

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
             Xlinks
             Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way, Billericay, CM120EQ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7568101073, Email: stephen@xlinks.co
             Contact: Stephen Kennedy
             Main Address: https://xlinks.co, Address of the buyer profile: www.xlinks.co
             NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.6) Main activity:
      Electricity



Section II: Object Of The Contract

   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 - Marine survey services.
      

      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.2) Description

      II.2.1) Title: Not Provided       
      Lot No: Not Provided

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            71355000 - Surveying services.
            71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services.
            71510000 - Site-investigation services.
            71351923 - Bathymetric surveys services.
            71352000 - Subsurface surveying services.
            71352100 - Seismic services.
            71352120 - Seismic data acquisition services.
            71352300 - Magnetometric surveying services.
            71353100 - Hydrographic surveying services.
            71351500 - Ground investigation services.
            71353000 - Surface surveying services.
            72316000 - Data analysis services.
            72314000 - Data collection and collation services.
            71351710 - Geophysical prospecting services.
            31321500 - Submarine cable.
            76520000 - Offshore services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      PT - PORTUGAL
      FR - FRANCE
      ES - ESPAÑA
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
      MA - Morocco
   
      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


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the 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
            

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No




Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)
   
   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: No

   V.1) Information on non-award
      The contract/lot is not awarded
       No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected       



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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Xlinks
          Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way, Billericay, CM12 0EQ, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
         Not Provided

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/04/2022