Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 5602223 - DAERA – Supply of Official Veterinarian Services
Reference number: ID 5602223
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 427 303.28
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary SPS Inspection facilities
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Staffing and Resource Management
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: AC2 Training and Development
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: AC3 Contract Management
/ Weighting: 13.8
Quality criterion: AC4 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.2
Cost criterion: AC5 Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Following the initial contract period, the Buyer will have the option to extend the contract by two further periods ofup to one year each.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Staffing and Resource Management
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: AC2 Training and Development
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: AC3 Contract Management
/ Weighting: 13.8
Quality criterion: AC4 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.2
Cost criterion: AC5 Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Following the initial contract period, the Buyer will have the option to extend the contract by two further periods ofup to one year each.
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:
2024/S 000-034228
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Inspection facilities
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION LIMITED
10 Howden Hall Loan
EDINBURGH
EH16 6UY
UK
Telephone: +44 07587928824
E-mail: marco.ortego@mistevehc.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 067 069.55
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 2 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EVILLE JONES G.B. LIMITED
Century House 1275 Century Way Thorpe Park
LEEDS
LS15 8ZB
UK
Telephone: +44 01132840400
E-mail: info@eandj.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 097 101.28
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/02/2025