Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Food Standards Agency
Foss House, Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
UK
E-mail: fsa.procurement@food.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.food.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FS101228 — Nitrate Monitoring of Domestic Leafy Green Vegetables
Reference number: FS101228
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Nitrate monitoring of domestic leafy green vegetables.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
149 950.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There has been a long-established European Commission requirement (EC/1258/2011) requesting member states to annually communicate results of nitrate monitoring in leafy green vegetables and report on the progress of the adoption of codes of good agricultural practice by industry.
The survey will monitor tissue nitrate levels in domestically grown leafy green vegetables, providing a snapshot of UK compliance rates with legislative maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1258/2011 of 2 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for nitrates in foodstuffs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2019/S 248-615962
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FS101228
Title: Nitrate Monitoring of Domestic Leafy Green Vegetables
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK ADAS Ltd
10486936
Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road
Helsby
WA6 0AR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 149 950.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Food Standards Agency
York
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/04/2020