Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
Contact person: Laura Anderson
E-mail: procure@cefas.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cefas.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CEFAS25-06 Unit 4 ERP Application Support Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72260000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Services to be provided by the Supplier are:<br/><br/>● 4 Years Application Support Service <br/>● Onboarding to commence 01 July 2025 with service commencement from 01 August 2025<br/><br/>Deliverable 2<br/>● AI OCR Solution<br/>● Platform fee<br/>● Estimated pages per annum 11,000(5,000 year 1 only)<br/>● Consultancy days for scoping workshop, installation, set up and test, and project management<br/>● AI OCR Implementation commencement date: 05 March 2025
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
142 605.97
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Services to be provided by the Supplier are:<br/><br/>● 4 Years Application Support Service <br/>● Onboarding to commence 01 July 2025 with service commencement from 01 August 2025<br/><br/>Deliverable 2<br/>● AI OCR Solution<br/>● Platform fee<br/>● Estimated pages per annum 11,000(5,000 year 1 only)<br/>● Consultancy days for scoping workshop, installation, set up and test, and project management<br/>● AI OCR Implementation commencement date: 05 March 2025
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
Restricted 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:
2024/S 000-037392
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
04/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arribatec UK Ltd
03054901
Studio 3, Phoenix Square, 17 Morledge Street
Leicester
LE1 1TA
UK
E-mail: mark.bloomer@arribatec.com
NUTS: 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:
: 142 605.97
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2025