CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL
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1 Authority Details
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Authority Name and Address
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Swansea University |
Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, |
Swansea |
SA2 8PP |
UK |
Sue Davies |
+44 179295890 |
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www.swansea.ac.uk
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html |
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Address from which documentation may be obtained
As in 1.1
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Completed documents must be returned to:
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2 Contract Details
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2.1
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Title
FUMIGATE Project – 2-Lot Tender for 5 GEP Field Trials against Potato Cyst Nemat
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Description of the goods or services required
Swansea University has launched the new FUMIGATE project to develop innovative products to control soil pests which will help farmers improve the quality of their crop, with crop protection specialist Certis Europe, as the only industry partner.
The project will focus on developing new products based on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which have the ability to control soil pests such as nematodes and the objective of the tender will be to carry out 5 GEP (Good Experimental Practices) field trials within the EU Central regulatory zone, against Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) on potato in accordance with the specific EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) Guidelines PP 1/25 (3) and PM 7/40 (4).
In order to conduct this exciting project, the FUMIGATE team at Swansea University wish to award contracts for:
LOT A Sandy Soil - 3 Trials to be run at 2 levels of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) presence
LOT B Loamy Soil - 2 Trials to be run at 2 levels of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) presence.
Lots to be awarded in February 2022 with project to run between April and November 2022 and final report submitted in December 2022
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=115404
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Notice Coding and Classification
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03117000 |
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Plants used in specific fields |
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03117200 |
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Seeds of plants used in specific fields |
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03212100 |
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Potatoes |
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24451000 |
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Pesticides |
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73100000 |
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Research and experimental development services |
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73120000 |
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Experimental development services |
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90522000 |
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Services relating to contaminated soil |
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90522300 |
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Contaminated-soil treatment services |
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90522400 |
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Cleaning and treatment of soil |
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90732000 |
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Services related to soil pollution |
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90732100 |
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Soil pollution protection services |
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90732300 |
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Polluted soil treatment or rehabilitation |
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90732400 |
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Soil pollution advisory services |
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90732500 |
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Soil pollution mapping |
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90732600 |
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Soil pollution measurement or monitoring |
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90732800 |
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Pesticides pollution assessment |
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90922000 |
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Pest-control services |
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1018 |
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Swansea |
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Total quantity or scope of tender
As part of their tender submission, tenderers must confirm the presence of the Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN), since this should be able to easily evidence following the October/November 2021 harvest.
Tender submissions are therefore invited from organisations within the EU Central regulatory zone to conduct trials distributed over 1 or more countries to evaluate this new product against plant parasitic nematodes.
The indicative budget for all items, including all data reporting and all associated costs specified in each individual Trial is GBP10,000 (inclusive of VAT) each (so Lot A: GBP30,000 and Lot B: GBP20,000).
Successful applicants will be expected to evaluate fumigants against Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) in accord with EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) Guidelines PP 1/25 (3) and PM 7/40 (4).
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3 Conditions for Participation
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Minimum standards and qualification required
This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution, and tender documents are only available in project 31575 and itt 90821 at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Tender submissions can ONLY be accepted via this etenderwales website by the tender deadline given.
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4 Administrative Information
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Type of Procedure
Single stage
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
SU235(21)
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Time LimitsTime-limit for receipt of completed tenders
09-02-2022
Time 12:00
Estimated award date
28-02-2022 |
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn upEN
CY
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Tender Submission Postbox
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5 Other Information
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Additional Information
The 5 field trials have been split between 2 Lots (Lot A has 3 trials, Lot B has 2 trials).
Submissions are welcome for either or both Lots, but please complete the full Tender Questionnaire and Price Schedule in the case of each Lot, and do not cross reference any information, since they will be evaluated and awarded independent of each other
(WA Ref:115404)
Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The ‘Novel fungal volatile compounds for pest control (FUMIGATE)’ project is supported by Welsh Government EU Innovation funding through its SMART Expertise programme and will run for 18 months
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
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Additional Documentation
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Publication date of this notice 12-01-2022 |