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Published 9 Jan 2023, 16:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Farm Business Survey · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£4,393,703published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Dec 2022
Awarded to SAC Commercial Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Government has a requirement for the provision of Farm Business Survey from 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2025 with the option to extend for a period of up to 36 months arranged on an annual basis. Note that in the final year of the contract only, the end date

will be 31 March 2025/2026/2027 or 2028 dependent on the extension options taken up due to required final year activity.

CPV: Accounting services · Agricultural services · Financial auditing services · Research services · Survey analysis services · Survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of around 400 farm businesses in…Awarded

The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of around 400 farm businesses in Scotland and collects data directly from them through farm visits and detailed examination of each business’s books, paperwork or online accounts. Some physical information is also collected, primarily to classify farms by type and tenure. Stringent methodology is applied to the audit of farm accounts in order to produce internationally comparable farm management accounting information. Its primary purpose is to provide a body of physical and financial data designed to give insight into the economic condition of agriculture throughout Scotland. The FBS provides important data under the

Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 Part 2.

The contract will run from 1 February 2023 for 24 months with an option to extend for a period of up to 36 months arranged on an annual basis. Due to final year activity, the final year of the contract will be slightly longer and will end on 31 March 2025/26/27/28 depending on any extension period taken up.

Delivery: Scotland

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jan 2023, 16:20 GMT
Last source update
9 Jan 2023, 16:20 GMT
Authority reference
Case/582944
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000592
Classification (CPV)
Accounting servicesAgricultural servicesFinancial auditing servicesResearch servicesSurvey analysis servicesSurvey services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03960a Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:718568)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,393,7031 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SAC Commercial LtdSubcontracting: Farm Business Analyst Services£4,393,703 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000592-2023-Case/582944-1 · SAC Commercial Ltd

    Signed
    19 Dec 2022
    Value
    £4,393,703
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8EAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SAC Commercial LtdAwarded supplier Clifton Road, Turriff, Turriff, Scotland, AB53 4DYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.