Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Mandy Worsnop
Telephone: +44 3459335577
E-mail: dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Modelling Services Framework - Lot 1 (Animal Health) - Edinburgh Innovations
Reference number: C23936
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Animal and Plant Health Modelling Services Framework - Lot 1 (Animal Health)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
.01
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework will give the Authority access to quantitative modelling capability and tools for animal and plant pest and disease modelling and expert analysis to meet occasional ad hoc policy requests. The Authority requires the Contractor to be available to respond to emergency situations in the form of expert consultation and/or input to modelling exercises. The purpose of carrying out this analysis is to inform policy decisions which may need to be made quickly, often based on evidence that is not complete.<br/><br/>This Framework replaces the previous Animal and Plant Health Modelling <br/>Framework, reference 25333. This was the Authority’s previous framework for <br/>animal and plant health modelling services which will expire in April 2024
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Envelope (Including Sustainability & Social Value)
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is an Option to extend the Framework for a further period of 12 months.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-036084
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Innovations
SC148048
Murchison House, King's Buildings, 10 Max Born Crescent
Edinburgh
EH9 3BF
UK
Telephone: +44 1316509090
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
.01
GBP
/ Highest offer:
800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/04/2024