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Published 9 Sept 2022, 08:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ecological surveying, farm business accounting in N. Ireland

Official notice

Authority: RSPB Northern Ireland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£48,700published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Oct 2022awarded 14 Oct 2022
Awarded to Natural Capital Solutions
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2023 · starts 17 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for the supply of ecological surveying, natural capital, and farm business accounting expertise.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Tender for the supply of ecological surveying, natural capital, and farm business…Awarded 5 mo

Tender for the supply of ecological surveying, natural capital, and farm business accounting expertise.

To assess farms in Northern Ireland and support the case for on-farm nature restoration. Research to include:

  • Baseline habitat assessments
  • Habitat creation options appraisals with opportunity maps
  • Natural capital assessments
  • Review of farm business accounts and future public goods payment options
  • Recommendations for policy
  • A final report, including creative communications assets

Period 17th October 2022 to 31st March 2023

Contract period: 17 Oct 2022 – 31 Mar 2023 (5 mo)
Variant 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Experience: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Experience: 70
  • Price: 30
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2022, 08:55 BST
Last source update
9 Nov 2022, 11:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
Farming for the future
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031665
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03671e Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:712838)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2022 → 9 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    17 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    9 Nov 2022, 11:26 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 5 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
    29 Sept 2022, 14:19 BST
    +2 days · was 3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    9 Nov 2022, 11:26 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.23 Oct 20225 Oct 2022+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.73 Oct 20225 Oct 2022+2 d

Extension requested

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £48,7001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Natural Capital SolutionsSME£48,700 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 0 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RSPB Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCharityEnvironmental protection Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Natural Capital SolutionsAwarded supplier 1 Lucas Bridge Business Park, Towcester, East Midlands, NN12 8AXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.