Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS22-122 Phytoplankton testing and analysis
Authority: Cefas
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCurrent legislation requires that classified shellfish production areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the competent authority with responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the Scottish shellfish official control (OC) monitoring programme.Cefas is the laboratory designated by FSS to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of this programme across Scotland. Services delegated to Cefas include co-ordinating the programme, arranging the collection of samples and delivering the required testing, and this in line with relevant national legislation as well as FSS policies and protocols.This opportunity appointed a suitable organisation to deliver the water monitoring element of this programme, testing samples to assess concentrations of harmful algae in Scottish classified shellfish production areas, within the context of the FSS OC monitoring programme.
CPV: Analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,600,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2023, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017465- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037f56Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Dec 2022 → 20 Jun 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published20 Jun 2023, 10:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Apr 2023, 13:19 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextEstimated value (excl. VAT) · II.2.6.1 | 1600000.00 | 1800000.00 | |
| — | DeadlineDeadline for EOI date · IV.2.2.1 | — | 5 Dec 2022 | |
| — | TextFinal total value · V.2.4.2 | — | Total Contract Value amended to: £1,848,762.40 |
The Contract is varied to incorporate additional required work within the scope of the original Contract, including: Shoreline surveys and water sampling pRMP assessments Total additional value: £48,762.40
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-11: 1 release · 4 Nov 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMS Applied Marine Science Enterprise LimitedSME | £1,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009651-2023-1 · SAMS Applied Marine Science Enterprise LimitedSME
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAMS Enterprise LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.