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
BT9 5PX
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
ID 1943452 — AFBI — Milking Robot for Dairy Cows and Associated Infrastructure
Reference number: 1943452
II.1.2) Main CPV code
16620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
AFBI are also seeking to procure an automatic milking system (milking robot) to work in conjunction with grazing dairy cows. This milking robot will serve as a core facility for conducting dairy research.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
323 915.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42221110
16000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AFBI are also seeking to procure an automatic milking system (milking robot) to work in conjunction with grazing dairy cows. This milking robot will serve as a core facility for conducting dairy research.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Installation Plan and Project Delivery
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Data Management and Computer Equipment
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
After the initial contract period, there are 3 options to extend for 1 year each to allow for warranty.
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
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The accelerated procedure was selected as this is a retender of a previous competition.
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:
2018/S 243-554725
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
14/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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
Agritech Solutions NI Ltd
3 Carrowcolman Road
Dungannon
BT70 1LF
UK
Telephone: +44 2837548228
E-mail: jennyirwin@egl.lelycenter.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 323 915.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/01/2019