Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
II.1.1) Title
Farm and Land Management Advice Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70332100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of the framework is to provide clear, accurate and targeted advice, training and information to farmers, other land managers, their advisers and communities on environmentally sustainable land management, so that they are better informed to make business decisions that maximise outcomes for the natural environment.
The main objectives of the framework are to:
— provide advice, training and raise awareness and understanding of, and engagement with, environmentally sustainable land management,
— improve the level of skills to allow land managers and associated individuals to deploy measures to improve sustainability and efficiency,
— provide an integrated, consistent, targeted, high quality and cost-effective service to farmers/land managers, including their advisers and communities.
The framework will encompass a range of advice themes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
13 000 000.00
GBP
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
North West
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Yorkshire and The Humber and North East
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project Management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
East Midlands
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
West Midlands
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— Knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
East of England
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
South East and London
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
South West
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project Management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
National
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework suppliers will be required to use competent and suitably qualified advice providers to deliver mini-contracts, who have a minimum of 2 years practical experience of successfully delivering advice and information to farmers/land managers and their advisers (unless otherwise specified). The team of advisers collectively should have experience and understanding of the following:
— knowledge of British farming, forestry and sustainable food production, animal and plant health, business and management skills and rural communities,
— knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity,
— knowledge of sustainable green economies and resilience to climate change (including current strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture),
— knowledge of British agricultural performance, rural economy and competitiveness,
— knowledge of diffuse pollution from agriculture, management and protection of soils, natural flood management, water resources and agri-environmental issues (including CAP reform),
— experience of delivering European funded advice projects, including compliance with EU regulations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and quality control
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Experience and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Skills
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 x 1 year.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes