Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
AHDB
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
UK
Telephone: +44 2072385921
E-mail: PROCUREMENT@ahdb.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ahdb.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Agriculture
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of an AHDB data platform from improved integrated pest management data (IPM).
Reference number: 2021-519
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72316000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
AHDB is seeking to develop a new programme of activity addressing the detection of pests, weeds and diseases. Monitoring for their presence is a key component of integrated pest management (IPM). Currently, AHDB fund a research project which aims to improve Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) management through the adoption of IPM principles, particularly the use of vector (aphid) monitoring and decision support systems (DSS). The project outputs will include recommendations on the specific components of a cost-effective and practical BYDV monitoring service. AHDB intend to use BYDV as a pilot study to inform the development of data management protocols. Lessons learnt from the pilot will inform AHDB’s thinking for a wider monitoring solution for pests, weeds and diseases and analysis and interpretation of the integrated datasets.
Currently, there are monitoring services which provide a landscape-scale view of numbers and species of aphids flying. However, information on local aphid numbers and the potential threat from BYDV would be beneficial in improving decision making. In the pilot AHDB intend to support a programme of sampling and testing to provide an indication of aphid and virus pressure at a local (field) scale. This work will be referred to as two components, a pest component and a data component.
Suppliers for each component will be expected to work in close co-operation with each other and AHDB. This will include the sharing of sampling protocols and details of any fields where monitoring might take place.
The tender is split into two Lots:
- Lot 1 Insect and BYDV sampling network
- Lot 2 Data component: collection, collation, analytics and outputs
AHDB expect that Suppliers may not have the collective expertise both in aphids and the data collection, so AHDB will welcome bids where Suppliers may bid for either both Lots, or separate Lots.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
205 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
AHDB expect that Suppliers may not have the collective expertise both in aphids and the data collection, so AHDB will welcome bids where Suppliers may bid for either both Lots, or separate Lots.
II.2) Description
Lot No: Lot 1 Insect and BYDV sampling network
II.2.1) Title
1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AHDB ultimately want to provide UK-wide monitoring activities, however for the pilot AHDB are willing to consider applications covering a more restricted geographical range. The aim will be to determine aphid presence in a wide range of fields to provide information on the variation in BYDV vector pressure. This is a mandatory element of the specification and must be addressed within a Suppliers’s tender response and delivered as part of the services. On a subset of sites the Supplier shall conduct more regular and detailed monitoring, including an assessment of whether aphids are carrying BYDV, BYDV symptoms in crops and/or numbers of aphid natural enemies present. Suppliers must specify the number of sites and how frequently they would carry out the more detailed monitoring.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/01/2022
End:
31/03/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option for a 1 year extension (comprising 4 x 3 month extension periods)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option for a 1 year extension (comprising 4 x 3 month extension periods)
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: Lot 2 Data component: collection, collation, analytics and outputs
II.2.1) Title
2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72316000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AHDB want to be able to address these two questions, focusing on the data requirements for aphids described in the data component.
• How can we collect data from a geographical location (field) associated with the aphid pest(s) and the crop?
• How can we store and analyse the data and produce output rapidly to provide farmers with a better understanding of the pest incidence and crop health based on aggregated data collected from different sites?
The Services provided by the Supplier for Lot 2 shall therefore address the two questions listed above.
The Supplier shall use the methods of data collection, collation, analytics and outputs from this tender for a wider range of crop pest, weed and disease monitoring activities. As such, the activity in this component will focus on the aphid data collection, but any solution must be sufficiently flexible to widen the scope to collect data from a broader range of crops, pests, weeds, diseases and beneficial insects.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/01/2022
End:
31/03/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
option for a 1 year extension (comprising 4 x 3 month extension periods)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
option for a 1 year extension (comprising 4 x 3 month extension periods)
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/11/2021
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/11/2021
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
AHDB
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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Kenilworth
UK
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VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/10/2021