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Published 6 Jan 2023, 13:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DAERA - HAULAGE AND SLAUGHTER OF bTB, Br AND EBL INFECTED CATTLE

Official notice

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bidMax 3 lots per supplier
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£2,400,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2023awarded 14 Mar 2023
Awarded to W.D. MEATS3 awards

Re-procurement plannedID 6190132 - DAERA - VSAHG - Haulage and Slaughter of TB/BR EBL Reactor Animals - Preliminary Market Engagement · tender expected

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

DAERA requires Contractor(s) to provide services to:

  • collect the infected or suspected cattle from farms or other notified locations and transport them to their slaughter establishment.
  • slaughter infected or suspected cattle within 24hours of arrival to the slaughter facility; and
  • arrange for the disposal of any unfit/condemned meat/carcases (transport to and disposal at suitable rendering plant(s). This contract is divided into three (3) Lots:
  • Lot 1 – The Western Region will cover the Omagh, Dungannon, and Enniskillen;
  • Lot 2 – The Northern Region will cover the Strabane, Coleraine, Ballymena, and Mallusk;
  • Lot 3 – The Eastern Region will cover the Newtownards, Armagh and Newry
  • Recurrence: To be reviewed when the Contract period is due to expire.

CPV: Agricultural services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1The Western Region will cover the Omagh, Dungannon, and Enniskillen;AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this Contract for any Extension Period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiry date of the original Contract Term by giving the Contractor no less than one 1 Month’s written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term. · The Client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this Contract for any Extension Period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiry date of the original Contract Term by giving the Contractor no less than one (1) Month’s written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
77100000 Agricultural services
Lot #2The Northern Region will cover the Strabane, Coleraine, Ballymena, and Mallusk;AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this Contract for any Extension Period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiry date of the original Contract Term by giving the Contractor no less than one 1 Month’s written notice prior tothe end of the Initial Term. · The Client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this Contract for any Extension Period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiry date of the original Contract Term by giving the Contractor no less than one (1) Month’s written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
77100000 Agricultural services
Lot #3The Eastern Region will cover the Newtownards, Armagh and NewryAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this Contract for any Extension Period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiry date of the original Contract Term by giving the Contractor no less than one 1 Month’s written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term. · The Client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this Contract for any Extension Period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiry date of the original Contract Term by giving the Contractor no less than one (1) Month’s written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
77100000 Agricultural services

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 3 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 70%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 70
  • Quantitative Criteria: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As Per Tender Documentation.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As Per Tender Documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
Yes · To be reviewed when the Contract period is due to expire.
First published
6 Jan 2023, 13:59 GMT
Last source update
15 Mar 2023, 10:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Feb 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007502
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039593 Find a Tender
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: Contract Monitoring. 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
10 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

10 Feb 2023 → 11 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Mar 2023, 10:59 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    11 May 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Mar 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2023, 10:59 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Mar 2023, 10:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £9,713,0963 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 3latest 14 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · The Western Region will cover the Omagh, Dungannon, and Enniskillen;1 award
W.D. MEATS£2,958,467 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · The Northern Region will cover the Strabane, Coleraine, Ballymena, and Mallusk;1 award
W.D. MEATS£3,080,066 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · The Eastern Region will cover the Newtownards, Armagh and Newry1 award
W.D. MEATS£3,674,563 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Lot 1 – The Western Region will cover the Omagh, Dungannon, and Enniskillen; · W.D. MEATS

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    £2,958,467
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 – The Northern Region will cover the Strabane, Coleraine, Ballymena, and Mallusk; · W.D. MEATS

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    £3,080,066
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 – The Eastern Region will cover the Newtownards, Armagh and Newry · W.D. MEATS

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    £3,674,563
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · The Western Region will cover the Omagh, Dungannon, and Enniskillen;2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · The Northern Region will cover the Strabane, Coleraine, Ballymena, and Mallusk;2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
3 · The Eastern Region will cover the Newtownards, Armagh and Newry2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Jubilee House, Ballykelly Road, Balllykelly, UK, BT49 5HPContact 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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • W.D. MEATSAwarded supplier Lower Newmills Road, COLERAINE, UK, BT52 2JRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.