Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, Co Antrim Northern Ireland UK BT9 5PX
BELFAST
BT9 5PX
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: SSDadmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.afbini.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
Reference number: ID 5734985
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
140 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
16100000
90000000
38400000
38430000
38432000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Quantitative Criteria
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract is for 4 months with an option for a further 2 months extension
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This contract is for 4 months with an option for a further 2 months extension.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-002996
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AGRICARBON UK LIMITED
Star Inn Farm Invergowrie
DUNDEE
DD2 5EJ
UK
E-mail: info@agricarbon.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 140 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The pricing schedule applied and the setting of cost/profit margins is a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting.a bid. Neither CPD or the authority can provide any guarantee of the level of business under this contract. The successful contractor’s. performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they. will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levelsof contract performance, the. matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to. satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with. a certificate of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
uk
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/03/2025