Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
UK
Contact person: Lewis Murray
E-mail: cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.belfastcity.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo
Reference number: T2435
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council has awarded this contract to a suitably qualified and experienced economic operator ‘Bidder’ for the provision of animal healthcare services at Belfast Zoo.
This ITT set out the information that was required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals were also assessed before any contract award was made.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
92530000
92532000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As stated in the specification and pricing schedule
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Resources
/ Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion: Contract Management and Continuous Improvement
/ Weighting: 7.5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 15
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of 2 years.
The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 3 years (2 + 1 years). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.
The Council reserves the right to purchase the following additional Goods or Services under this Contract during the Contract Period: -
• Additional requirements not listed in the Pricing Schedule i.e. animal size/ type and additional equipment, and supplementary items necessary to support the zoo. This may include labour/ staff required and associated hire costs.
• Cover for other Council Premises and departments that require animal healthcare related services e.g. dog/ animal control.
The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in these circumstances where value for money is not demonstrated.
The Council reserves the right to add or remove items from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional requirement to be added the Contractor will be expected to price based similar items priced in the Pricing Schedule.
Any Contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
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:
2023/S 000-034813
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: T2435
Title: Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/03/2024
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
Jubilee Veterinary Centre Ltd
Newtownards
UK
NUTS: UKN09
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 400 000.00
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
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2024