Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Telephone: +44 2072385921
E-mail: network.procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-and-rural-affairs
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
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Bovine viral Diarrhoea (BVD) project
Reference number: 24923
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority conducted an open procedure pursuant to Regulation 27 of the Regulations and has appointed a contractor to deliver a BVD project. The project aims to improve farm productivity in England, organising coordinated delivery of advice to enable farmers to achieve a reduction in the level of BVD in cattle.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 779 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Throughout England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Animal Health and Welfare Integrated Project seeks to improve farm productivity in England to achieve a reduction in the level of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in breeding cattle only, over a 3 year period.
The overarching objective is to provide situationally specific advice to livestock keepers of at least 50% of the breeding cattle in England via participation in the project to enable them to eliminate BVD from their herds or to keep BVD out of herds which are presently free of the disease. This is an EU Funded project and has a specific requirement for the supplier to provide a robust audit trail to ensure that the EU funding is payable.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project delivery
/ Weighting: 40 % of tech score
Quality criterion: Team structure
/ Weighting: 20 % of tech score
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 15 % of tech score
Quality criterion: Quality assurance
/ Weighting: 15 % of tech score
Quality criterion: Policy context and interactions with other stakeholders
/ Weighting: 10 % of tech score
Price
/ Weighting:
40 % of overall score
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:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Rural Development Programme for England Scheme - Countryside Productivity
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:
2017/S 246-514885
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: Ecm_52115
Title: Bovine Viral Diarrhoea project
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/05/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SAC Commercial Ltd
148684
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 779 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
TBC - third party involvement of veterinary practices throughout England.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Defra Group Commercial
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC1A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority acted in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The rules relating to appeal are complex and any dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Defra group Commercial
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/05/2018