Ship chartering services

Tender description

The British Geological Survey (BGS) plan to conduct an offshore project during summer 2019 for equipment trials and a seabed sampling survey. In order to achieve this the BGS require a vessel from which to deploy their remote seabed drilling equipment, RD2. This specification details the requirements for the vessel and the relevant information about the project to enable companies to submit a tender for provision of the vessel. Objectives: The project has 2 major objectives: 1) To perform deep water equipment trials of the BGS RD2 remote seabed drill; 2) To obtain a number of core samples from sites on the Porcupine Bank, NE Atlantic. The maximum budget for this requirement is 700 000 GBP. The contract duration is up to 6 weeks from the date of mobilisation. The latest acceptable date for mobilisation is the 8.8.2019. The work needs to be undertaken during the Summer in order for the contract objectives to be met. Introduction The British Geological Survey (BGS) plan to conduct an offshore project during summer 2019 for equipment trials and a seabed sampling survey. In order to achieve this the BGS require a vessel from which to deploy their remote seabed drilling equipment, RD2. This specification details the requirements for the vessel and the relevant information about the project to enable companies to submit a tender for provision of the vessel. Objectives The project has 2 major objectives: 1) To perform deep water equipment trials of the BGS RD2 remote seabed drill; 2) To obtain a number of core samples from sites on the Porcupine Bank, NE Atlantic. It is expected that these 2 objectives will be met in 2 legs of the same campaign. The first objective is the highest priority and is expected to be performed on the first leg. The second objective is still subject circumstances beyond BGS's control and therefore reserves the right not to go ahead with this leg. However it is important that both objectives can be achieved using the same vessel as part of a single 2-legged campaign. The tenderer’s offer must allow for the flexibility either to conduct only the 1st leg and then demobilise, or to conduct both legs of the campaign. The maximum budget for this requirement is 700 000 GBP. The maximum budget for Leg 1 is 300 000 GBP. The maximum budget for Leg 2 is 400 000 GBP. Any proposals submitted which are above the maximum budget for either leg will be deemed as non-compliant. The contract duration is up to 6 weeks from the date of mobilisation. The latest acceptable date for mobilisation is the 8.8.2019. The work needs to be undertaken during the Summer in order for the contract objectives to be met.