Official UK procurement notice
DAERA-VSAHG-On-Farm Bovine TB Biosecurity Advice
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is responsible for
food, farming, environmental, fisheries, forestry and sustainability policy and the
development of the rural sector in Northern Ireland. As part of its commitment to
improving animal health and eradicating bovine tuberculosis (bTB), DAERA is seeking to
procure a service provider to deliver on-farm veterinary biosecurity advice to cattle farms
across Northern Ireland.
The purpose of this work is for veterinarians to identify systematically, in collaboration with
the farmer, the key factors contributing to disease entry, persistence and spread within
individual farm enterprises, and to generate clear, targeted farm specific biosecurity
actions that directly address the risks identified. This work shall also support and
encourage positive behavioural change by engaging farmers in the assessment process,
increasing understanding of disease risks, and promoting the sustained adoption of
improved biosecurity practices.
The bTB biosecurity advice programme is a voluntary scheme for farmers, the Supplier
must promote and provide an accessible and user friendly mechanism, by phone and
online, through which farmers can register their interest and request an on-farm visit.
Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of
this contract.
CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Veterinary services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,900,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- AC1 Company Experience: 10%
- AC2 Pre-Visit Activities: 10%
- AC3 Service Delivery: 10%
- AC4 Contract Management: 10%
- AC6 Price: 50%
- AC5 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- AC1 Company Experience: As per Tender Documentation
- AC2 Pre-Visit Activities: As per Tender Documentation
- AC3 Service Delivery: As per Tender Documentation
- AC4 Contract Management: As per Tender Documentation
- AC5 Social Value: As per Tender Documentation
- AC6 Price: As per Tender Documentation
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jul 2026, 10:01 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6488949- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067539- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd75Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 10:01 BST
- Clarification questions by80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline72 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent58 days ago25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends47 days ago4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 10:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Aug 2026, 12:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2026, 12:13 BST
- Contract details notice published7 Sept 2026, 09:48 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Resources (NI) LTDSME8 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2029 · up to 7 Sept 2030Extensions: One optional extension of one year Due to the availability of additional funding the contract value provided above at £2.13m has been increased from that included in the original notice tender for this contract to facilitate additional visits, were demand exists. | £2,130,000 | 25 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DAERA-VSAHG-On-Farm Bovine TB Biosecurity Advice · Veterinary Resources (NI) LTDSME
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2026
- Value
- £2,130,000
- Period
- 8 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2029 · up to 7 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One optional extension of one year Due to the availability of additional funding the contract value provided above at £2.13m has been increased from that included in the original notice tender for this contract to facilitate additional visits, where demand exists.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Veterinary Resources (NI) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender