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Published 14 Mar 2023, 17:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Equine Farrier Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£125,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An Equine Farrier Service to be provided on site at Hough End Centre, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. The Farrier would be expected to attend site each Monday and Friday. The Mounted Unit of GMP has an establishment of approximately 20 horses which are shoed every 4-5 weeks.

  • Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Agricultural services · Animal husbandry services · Veterinary services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£125,000
Delivery: North West · Manchester, M11 2NS
Extensions: Initial contract is 2 years with 3 x 1 year extensions. 5 year max lengthVariant 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
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Only Registered Farriers, Approved Farriery Apprentices or persons undergoing Farriers Registration Council approved courses, Veterinary Surgeons or trainee Veterinary Surgeons working under supervision and persons giving first aid in an emergency situation to a horse may practice farriery legally.

    It is a criminal offence for anyone other than those listed above to carry out farriery. Any person undertaking work under this contract must be a registered Farrier.

    Due to the specialism of GMP horses, any person undertaking work on this contract must also hold a level 5 qualification, or higher, in farriery e.g Associateship of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Diploma Higher Education (DipHE) in farriery as set out in the register.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Only Registered Farriers, Approved Farriery Apprentices or persons undergoing Farriers Registration Council approved courses, Veterinary Surgeons or trainee Veterinary Surgeons working under supervision and persons giving first aid in an emergency situation to a horse may practice farriery legally.

    It is a criminal offence for anyone other than those listed above to carry out farriery. Any person undertaking work under this contract must be a registered Farrier.

    Due to the specialism of GMP horses, any person undertaking work on this contract must also hold a level 5 qualification, or higher, in farriery e.g Associateship of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Diploma Higher Education (DipHE) in farriery as set out in the register.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5 years
First published
14 Mar 2023, 17:39 GMT
Last source update
14 Mar 2023, 17:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
A0940
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007457
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural servicesAnimal husbandry servicesVeterinary services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b2dc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
18 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Mar 2023 → 18 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Mar 2023, 17:39 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    18 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    18 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety GB 183 0464 15 Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester, North West, M11 2NSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria