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Published 1 Oct 2024, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DAERA - AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Feedstuffs for Growing Stock

Official notice

Authority: AFBI·Consortium: 3 public authorities

4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 4 lots to bid
Published estimate£2,800,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2024awarded 21 Nov 2024
Awarded to John Thompson & Sons Limited, FANE VALLEY FEEDS LIMITED4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

At AFBI Hillsborough, research and development is undertaken to underpin sustainable livestock and renewable energy systems. To undertake these programmes AFBI wishes to appoint a Contractor/s to supply and deliver estimated Feedstuffs for Dairy Animals, Pigs and Growing Stock The contract will be split into 4 separate Lots: Lot 1 – Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Dairy Animals Lot 2 – Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Pigs Lot 3 – Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Beef and Sheep Animals Lot 4 – Supply and delivery of Feed Straights

CPV: Animal feedstuffs

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£2,800,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Dairy AnimalsAwardedPublished value£700,000
Extensions: The initial contract period is 2 years with 3 options to extend for up to 1 year eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for PigsAwardedPublished value£700,000
Extensions: The initial contract period is 2 years with 3 options to extend for up to 1 year eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Beef and Sheep AnimalsAwardedPublished value£700,000
Extensions: The initial contract period is 2 years with 3 options to extend for up to 1 year eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Supply and delivery of Feed StraightsAwardedPublished value£700,000
Extensions: The initial contract period is 2 years with 3 options to extend for up to 1 year eachVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20%
  • Cost: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Cost: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Goods
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
1 Oct 2024, 14:15 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2024, 15:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
ID4861573
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037698
Classification (CPV)
Animal feedstuffs
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a4a5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification and 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 CPD for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period this can 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
30 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Oct 2024, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

30 Oct 2024 → 28 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Oct 2024, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Nov 2024, 15:53 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2024, 15:53 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Nov 2024, 15:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £2,800,0004 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 124 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 21 Nov 2024

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Dairy Animals3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Pigs3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
3 · Supply and delivery of Feedstuffs for Beef and Sheep Animals3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
4 · Supply and delivery of Feed Straights3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

AFBI

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 18A Newforge Lane, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria