BFSAI Falklands Feasibility Study

Concepts

• research and development
• reed bed feasibility study
• bfsai falklands feasibility study
• bfsai
• the british forces south atlantic islands (bfsai) mount pleasant complex (mpc) estate
• the british forces south atlantic islands (bfsai) mount pleasant complex (mpc) estate provision
• falklands
• feasibility
• study
• consultancy

Location

Mount Pleasant

Description

• Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in Find a Tender Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) for the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) estate

Total Quantity or Scope

Provision of a hydrogeological, wind modelling and reed bed feasibility study by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) for the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) estate.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

This contract can be awarded under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 because The Authority considers that SAERI is the only economic operator able to provide the requirement for the following reasons: o They are the only research organisation permanently based in the South Atlantic, and are the primary environmental research institute for Falklands, South Georgia, and the Sandwich Islands. o they are the primary knowledge base of Falklands Geology – the requisite repository of information required to carry out the Hydrogeological Survey. o They are the only research institute with a working knowledge of “rotors”, or lee waves, in the Falklands – one of the meteorological phenomenon’s which requires further research on in the Falklands o They are the primary facilitators for research into flora and fauna in the Falklands, in conjunction with Falklands Conservation they are the prime Falklands herbarium holders.