Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Telephone: +44 2072385921
E-mail: louise.moizer@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.defra.gov.uk
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
Animal and Plant Health Modelling Services Framework
Reference number: 25333
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71356000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The authority is seeking to establish a framework to provide access to quantitative modelling capability and tools for animal and plant pest and disease modelling and expert analysis to meet occasional ad hoc policy requests. The authority requires Providers to be available to respond to emergency situations in the form of expert consultation and/or input to modelling exercises. The purpose of carrying out this analysis is to inform policy decisions which may need to be made quickly, sometimes based on evidence that is not complete.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Animal Health Modelling Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 covers the provision of modelling services and expertise for animal health. This may include expertise in areas such as species distribution, movement dynamics and host interaction. The authority and/or contracting bodies may require some or all of the services outlined in relation to government’s current or future policy interests in animal health. Current exotic diseases of interest include, but are not limited to, foot and mouth disease, ASF, classical swine fever, vector borne including bluetongue virus and african horse sickness, avian influenza, swine vesicular disease, newcastle disease and equine infectious anaemia. Modelling of endemic diseases such as Salmonella or PRRS may also be required.
The purpose of Lot 1 of this framework is to provide access to quantitative animal health modelling capability and expert advice for domestic animals and wildlife hosts in the form of a consortium of modelling expertise. This will provide quantitative modelling knowledge, tools and techniques which are available to be applied potentially at short-notice, for example, to respond in an emergency or to answer an ad hoc policy request.
A secondary purpose of the animal health lot is to bring modelling groups and analysts closer to government for the purposes of sharing data and improving the modellers’ understanding of data, in both cases to enhance the quality of model outputs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Plant Health Modelling Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Quantitative modelling for plant health contributes to the evidence base required by government to assess risk and manage outbreaks of pest and disease. Recent policy interests include but are not limited to Phytophthora Ramorum, Phytophthora Kernoviae, Chalara, Oak Processionary Moth, Emerald Ash Borer, Xylella Fastidiosa, Acute Oak Decline, Varroa and Asian Hornet.
An assigned budget is available for plant health modelling and may be used to fund one or two larger projects or a series of small projects. The distribution of the budget will be determined annually based on the needs of policy and operations.
The provider shall provide modelling services in relation to one (as a minimum) or more of the pests/diseases listed above. The provider must have access to their own pest/disease simulation tool(s). The authority may also ask Providers to develop models for new priority pests and diseases as identified by prioritisation activities, such as the Plant Health Risk Register (PHRR). The provider’s pest/disease simulation model(s) should be applicable to as wide a range of questions about the spread and control of pest/disease outbreak as possible.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2019/S 210-513445
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Animal Health Modelling Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ausvet Pty Ltd
Bruce
AU
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Innovations Ltd
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Newcastle University
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Risksol Consulting Ltd t/a Risk Solutions
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Met Office
Devon
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Plant Health Modelling Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fera Science Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Met Office
Devon
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Newcastle University
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Wallingford
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
Internet address(es)
URL: http://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/09/2020