Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Defra
Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Telephone: +44 2072385921
E-mail: network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Biological Control of Invasive Non-Native Riparian Weeds
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Research to enable cost-effective, long-term and species-specific control of priority INNS plants, which cost Great Britain approximately £2 billion a year by having significant impacts on biodiversity, infrastructure, flooding, the economy and safety.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
372 070.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Research to enable cost-effective, long-term and species-specific control of priority INNS plants, which cost Great Britain approximately £2 billion a year by having significant impacts on biodiversity, infrastructure, flooding, the economy and safety.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a direct award contract based on the fact that only CABI can currently conduct this work in the UK. It is the sole holder of several plant health quarantine licences required to undertake this research and to use and/or release the necessary control agents. CABI is in a unique position to source and import agents from their native range due to well-established relationships with respective national counterparts and a proven track record of exportation supported by the necessary permits. It is the only research team in the UK with experience and knowhow to use these control agents, including maintaining cultures and mass-rearing. CABI has the specialist laboratory and facilities required to undertake this research.
CABI is therefore currently unique in the UK in terms of its level of experience and reputation in weed biocontrol (with both arthropods and pathogens) and the necessary licensed facilities.
CABI has secured a European patent in the name of the Secretary of State for the development of a mycoherbicide to target Mycosphaerella leafspot (a leafspot fungal disease); and is currently currently pursuing North American patents.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
09/07/2021
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
CABI
Wallingford
OX10 8DE
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 372 070.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/07/2021