Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
UK
Telephone: +44 2476692051
E-mail: procurement@ahdb.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
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 & Horticulture
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF ON-FARM ULTRASOUND SCANNING FOR FAT AND MUSCLE DEPTH FOR SHEEP AND CATTLE
Reference number: 2021-531
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
AHDB is seeking tenders from suppliers interested in providing on-farm ultrasound scanning for fat and muscle depth of sheep and a small number of beef cattle
The overall objective of this tender is to deliver a fat and muscle depth scanning service to sheep farmers in England and Wales, scanning 25-35,000 animals per annum through a team of technicians travelling to client breeders’ farms, with the geographical distribution being broadly as outlined in the introduction above.
For clarity, service provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not included in this tender.
AHDB’s intention is to award a contract to one or more providers to roll out these services across England and Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77100000
79999100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AHDB is seeking tenders from suppliers interested in providing on-farm ultrasound scanning for fat and muscle depth of sheep and a small number of beef cattle
The overall objective of this tender is to deliver a fat and muscle depth scanning service to sheep farmers in England and Wales, scanning 25-35,000 animals per annum through a team of technicians travelling to client breeders’ farms, with the geographical distribution being broadly as outlined in the introduction above.
For clarity, service provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not included in this tender.
AHDB’s intention is to award a contract to one or more providers to roll out these services across England and Wales.
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:
17/01/2022
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
22/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Authorised Procurement Manager
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender and respond to the opportunity
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’
Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete
You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
Login to the portal with the username/password
Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page.
This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘ITT Details’ box
3. Responding to the tender
Click ‘My Response’ under ‘ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining)
You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Defra
Noble House
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/10/2021