DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme

Authority: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£140,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 16 Dec 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is to provide detailed farm level and depth specific belowground carbon stock covering 1 metre soil depth for 250 farms in Northern Ireland. This requires collection of mechanically sampled soil cores up to a depth of 1 m across 250 field sites, and analyses of total carbon in segments of 15 cm increments within multiple extracted cores from each field.

CPV: Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation · Analysis apparatus · Detection and analysis apparatus · Instruments for checking physical characteristics · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1RenewalPublished value£140,000

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: There will be an option to extend the contract for 2 further months if required and subject to budget approval. · There will be an option to extend the contract for 2 further months if required and subject to budget approval.Variant bids: not allowed

16100000 Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation 38400000 Instruments for checking physical characteristics 38430000 Detection and analysis apparatus 38432000 Analysis apparatus 90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

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: Closed
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: 14 Nov 2024, 14:23 GMT
Last source update: 14 Nov 2024, 14:23 GMT
Award evaluation window: 16 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference: 5433227
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-036865
Classification (CPV): Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivationAnalysis apparatusDetection and analysis apparatusInstruments for checking physical characteristicsSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b676 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of.up to three years.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 16 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 16 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

14 Nov 2024 → 16 Mar 2025 · 4 dates

Notice published
14 Nov 2024, 14:23 GMT
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
Bids opened
16 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
Bids must remain valid until
16 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 18A Newforge Lane,, BELFAST, UK, BT9 5PXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body BELFAST

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria