Official UK procurement notice
Additives and Food Improvement Agents Testing for Northern Ireland
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe National Reference Laboratory(ies) for Feed Additives and Food Improvement Agents for Northern Ireland (NI) will play a vital role in protecting consumers from feeds containing harmful or unauthorised additives or from foods containing unauthorised Food Improvement Agents. The NRL will provide specialist advice as requested by the FSA and technical support to the NI enforcement process for food, feed and products thereof. <br/><br/>This is a dual lot tender. Tenders are invited to bid for one lot or both lots together; please provide details of any applicable discount for multiple awards within the Financial Template. <br/><br/>The designated laboratory(ies) will carry out the provision of Services for the NRLs for NI for the following areas: <br/>Lot 1 NRL for Additives for use in Animal Nutrition <br/>Lot 2 NRL for Food Improvement Agents <br/><br/>This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension.<br/>The value of the Contract is estimated to be between £0 - £174,000 for the total duration, including the 2 year extension. The FSA is not required to take the extension.
- Recurrence: The FSA is entitled to extend the Contract by 2 years subject to giving notice in accordance with the terms of the Contract. See the Award Form and Core Terms of the Contract for more information.
CPV: Laboratory services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research laboratory services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2 together)Lot #12. Lot 1 NRL for Additives for use in Animal NutritionAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
This project is to procure National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) for Northern Ireland (NI)
Lot #23. Lot 2 NRL for Food Improvement AgentsRenewalPublished value£1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Tender Summary and objectives: 25%
- Plan and Deliverables: 10%
- Organisational experience, expertise and staff effort: 15%
- Project Management: 10%
- Risk Management: 5%
- Cost: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Quality management, ethics, data protection, dissemination and sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Tender Summary and objectives: 25
- Plan and Deliverables: 10
- Organisational experience, expertise and staff effort: 15
- Project Management: 10
- Risk Management: 5
- Quality management, ethics, data protection, dissemination and sustainability: 5
- Social Value: 10
- Cost: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The FSA is entitled to extend the Contract by 2 years subject to giving notice in accordance with the terms of the Contract. See the Award Form and Core Terms of the Contract for more information.
- First published
- 16 May 2024, 17:08 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jun 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035218- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a34Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension.<br/>The value of the Contract is estimated to be between £0 - £174,000 for the total duration, including the 2 year extension. The FSA is not required to take the extension.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Jun 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2024- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Buyer details updated30 Oct 2024, 15:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · 2. Lot 1 NRL for Additives for use in Animal Nutrition1 award | |||
| Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) | £174,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035218-2024-1 · Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2024
- Value
- £174,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 2. Lot 1 NRL for Additives for use in Animal Nutrition | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.