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CEFAS22-123 Contract for services for E Coli sampling, analysis, reporting and publication

Analysis services
Bacteriological analysis services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science: "CEFAS22-123 Contract for services for E Coli sampling, analysis, reporting and publication". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.2Bids / Report
55.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 29 active published awards; 29 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Apr 2023, 13:41 BST
Last source update4 Apr 2023, 13:41 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAnalysis services, Bacteriological analysis services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03bc63
What is being bought
Cefas requires the Contractor to provide a high quality service for the provision of E. coli Services including sampling planning, sample management and transport, analysis, reporting and publication.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Apr 2023, 13:41 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    4 Apr 2023, 13:41 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    4 Apr 2023, 13:41 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Cefas requires the Contractor to provide a high quality service for the provision of E. coli Services as defined in relevant national Legislation and further described in the Legal Framework for E.coli , Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the FSS Protocols for official control sampling and transport of shellfish, Sample Submission Forms, Reporting procedures, Production Sites and Representative Monitoring Points and exclusion criteria.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Apr 2023, 13:41 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST · £450,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
SSQC Ltd (Cefas DA)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£450,000 · signed 30 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Contracting authority GB-FTS-37696
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  • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
    buyer

    Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, UK, NR33 0HT
    procure@cefas.co.uk

  • Public Procurement Review Body
    reviewBody

    N/A, N/A, N/A
    publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

  • SSQC Ltd (Cefas DA)
    supplier

    Port Arthur, Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland, Port Arthur, UK, ZE1 0UN
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleRegulation 32. (2) (b) (ii) - competition is lacking for technical reasons. Shellfish samples are required to be delivered to the Lab for E.coli testing within <48 hrs from collection. SSQC are the only UKAS accredited Official Control Lab on Shetland able to provide this service within these timescales.