Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
UK
Telephone: +44 2476692051
E-mail: julia.burger@ahdb.org.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://ahdb.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fungicide Performance on Wheat, Barley and Oilseed Rape
Reference number: 2017-279
II.1.2) Main CPV code
03000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
AHDB’s Fungicide Performance project on wheat, barley and oilseed rape are consistently rated by levy payers as the projects they value the most after the recommended lists. High quality, independent information on the performance of new and established benchmark fungicides is vital to maintain a competitive UK arable sector. The project is designed to deliver relevant up to date information to levy payers and as such it is continually evolving in response to changes in the scientific method, fungicide development and changing disease pressures. The successful supplier must be able to offer this flexibility and make a significant contribution to the on-going development of the project and must be able to demonstrate up to date and relevant knowledge of plant pathological methods, fungicide developments and on farm disease management in their proposal.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
732 234.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
03211000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AHDB’s Fungicide Performance project on wheat, barley and oilseed rape are consistently rated by levy payers as the projects they value the most after the recommended lists. High quality, independent information on the performance of new and established benchmark fungicides is vital to maintain a competitive UK arable sector.
The project is designed to deliver relevant up to date information to levy payers and as such it is continually evolving in response to changes in the scientific method, fungicide development and changing disease pressures. The successful supplier must be able to offer this flexibility and make a significant contribution to the on-going development of the project and must be able to demonstrate up to date and relevant knowledge of plant pathological methods, fungicide developments and on farm disease management in their proposal.
As well as conducting trials and interpreting the results the successful supplier will be required to undertake a range of knowledge transfer activities, including platform presentations, field demonstrations and liaison with agrochemical manufacturers.
A critical element of the project is the collaboration agrochemical companies supplying fungicides to the arable sector in the UK. They supply unregistered, under development products to the project in anticipation of product registration, in order that a robust set of data is available on product performance at the point of registration.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2017-279
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK ADAS
Cheshire
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NIAB
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SAC Commercial Ltd
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Harper Adams University
Newport
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 732 234.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Kenilworth
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/05/2019