Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Contact person: Lucy Coulson
E-mail: lucy.coulson@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Citizen Science Local Pilots- Lot 1- Northumbria
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The focus of this work is on enabling and facilitating coordinated, purposeful studies of nature and the environment by members of the public, that benefit participants and usefully inform and help evaluate decisions, actions and interventions.<br/>The four pilots will be procured under separate contracts with geographical coverage mapping to Natural England regions:<br/>• Lot1- Northumbria<br/>• Lot 2- West Midlands<br/>• Lot 3- Norfolk & Suffolk<br/>•Lot 4- Wessex
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
247 888.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90700000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The focus of this work is on enabling and facilitating coordinated, purposeful studies of nature and the environment by members of the public, that benefit participants and usefully inform and help evaluate decisions, actions and interventions.<br/>The four pilots will be procured under separate contracts with geographical coverage mapping to Natural England regions:<br/>• Lot1- Northumbria<br/>• Lot 2- West Midlands<br/>• Lot 3- Norfolk & Suffolk<br/>•Lot 4- Wessex
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Envelope
/ Weighting: 70%
Cost criterion: Commercial Envelope
/ Weighting: 30%
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:
2023/S 000-027357
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DigVentures Ltd
7854519
Witham Studios
Thorngate
DL12 8KB
UK
Telephone: +44 3330113990
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.digventures.com
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:
: 247 888.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/11/2023