Agri-food Availability Monitoring for Northern Ireland

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,430,696published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to A C Nielsen Company Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This piece of research is being commissioned by the Northern Ireland Directorate in Defra. This Directorate is responsible for monitoring a range of trade goods such as agri-food, plants, and agricultural equipment. The monitoring will differentiate between traders moving goods that are at risk of moving into the EU Single Market from those that are destined to stay, or be consumed, in Northern Ireland.

CPV: Environmental monitoring other than for construction

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a contract for services for the provision of agri-food availability monitoring…Awarded

This is a contract for services for the provision of agri-food availability monitoring in Northern Ireland.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Apr 2025, 15:53 BST
Last source update: 7 Apr 2025, 15:53 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013458
Classification (CPV): Environmental monitoring other than for construction
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fe42 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Research is being used for production of the information in this contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,430,6961 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
A C Nielsen Company Limited	£1,430,696 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013458-2025-1 · A C Nielsen Company Limited
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£1,430,696
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

A C Nielsen Company LimitedAwarded supplier03263498 Nielsen House, John Smith Drive, Oxford, Oxford, UK, OX4 2WBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.