Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
AHDB
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2LZ
UK
Contact person: Sarah Waters
Telephone: +44 2476478600
E-mail: procurement@ahdb.org.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Agriculture and Horticulture
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Trade Flow Data requirements for AHDB
Reference number: 2021-485
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Our Economics and Analysis team provides farmers, growers, and food businesses the world-leading intelligence and insight to inform decisions. This might be the latest prices, shifting consumer trends, detailed insight on the big issues or the outlook for supply or demand for agricultural commodities.
As a result, the team needs timely access to relevant, robust, and accurate global trade flow information to support our business objectives.
Further details can be found in the specification documents
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
70 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
280 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AHDB requires information on trade flows between different countries across the globe. At the most granular level, this “Dataset” includes:
• Trade flows from two- down to ten-digit HS commodity code level.
• Trade flow information for a variety of countries across the globe (both reporter and/or partner country).
• Information on the direction of travel (import, export, total trade, and trade balance).
• Information on the port and mode of transport where possible
• Information on the State where applicable.
• The volume of any trade flow depicted in appropriate units (e.g. kilograms, tonnes, head or litres).
• The value of any trade flow in £s, USDs, €s and the reporting country’s own currency.
• The average unit price of trade flows.
• The latest monthly information as well as historical monthly, quarterly, and annual data (at least 20 years).
AHDB require access, for approximately 50 team members, to a web-based platform which allows users to view and interrogate the “Dataset”
Further details can be found in the specification documents
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 35
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-005784
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2021-485
Title: Global Trade Data provision
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/06/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trade Data Monitor
South Carolina
US
NUTS: US
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 280 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Procurement Manager
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
AHDB
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2LZ
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Defra
Noble House
London
SW
UK
E-mail: procurement@ahdb.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2022