Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Food Standards Agency
Foss House, Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
UK
E-mail: fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://food.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://food.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://food.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
https://food.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The PATH-SAFE programme will pilot a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling to improve the detection, and tracking of foodborne human pathogens through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork.
The FSA wishes to appoint a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner for the PATH-SAFE programme running until June 2024. PATH-SAFE is a cross-government collaboration consisting of four workstreams and the successful supplier will work with the PATH-SAFE team, and specifically the PATH-SAFE Evaluation Lead advisor, to design and deliver M&E activity at both workstream and programme level. The M&E project will run until June 2024 and consist of 3 objectives:
• Objective 1: Design of M&E
• Objective 2: Process and Output monitoring & evaluation (workstream level + programme level)
• Objective 3: Programme level outcome evaluation + feasibility study for impact evaluation approaches
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The PATH-SAFE programme will pilot a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling to improve the detection, and tracking of foodborne human pathogens through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork.
The FSA wishes to appoint a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner for the PATH-SAFE programme running until June 2024. PATH-SAFE is a cross-government collaboration consisting of four workstreams and the successful supplier will work with the PATH-SAFE team, and specifically the PATH-SAFE Evaluation Lead advisor, to design and deliver M&E activity at both workstream and programme level. The M&E project will run until June 2024 and consist of 3 objectives:
• Objective 1: Design of M&E
• Objective 2: Process and Output monitoring & evaluation (workstream level + programme level)
• Objective 3: Programme level outcome evaluation + feasibility study for impact evaluation approaches
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 22
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/09/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/09/2022
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Food Standards Agency
York
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/07/2022