Official UK procurement notice
Farm Business Survey - Provision of Agricultural Business Data Services
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Farm Business Survey (FBS) was first conducted in 1936. The survey assists in policy formulation to help improve efficiency on individual farms and is a resource for research. The FBS is the official source of farm level income figures and is the data source for a number of National Statistics publications. It is also used as the basis for the published Forecasts of Farm Incomes and to estimate inputs for the production of the Aggregate Agricultural Accounts.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #12.1AwardedRenewal
2.1. The Authority is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide Services for undertaking the Farm Business Survey (FBS) in England. Annual data will be required for four surveys, covering the accounting periods 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 (see timetable in paragraph 5.1.1). The contract will commence on 1st July 2022 and will end on 31 January 2027 with the potential to extend for a further 12 months to undertake the requirements for the accounting period 2026/27.
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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).
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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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- 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
- First published
- 3 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Nov 2022, 08:12 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032294- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f919Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The contracting authority will operate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers to provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Unsuccessful tenderers shall be notified by the contracting authority as soon as possible after the decision is made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations) provide that aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules are to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The Regulations set out the requirements on information to be provided prior to award of the contract and the procedures to be followed for bringing proceedings for breaches or alleged breaches of the Regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
20 Dec 2021 → 15 Nov 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected13 Jan 2022
- Contract starts1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published15 Nov 2022, 08:12 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2021- Published value published: £15,000,0003 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Status changed to active3 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Deadline moved to 20 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT3 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT-1 days · was 21 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete15 Nov 2022, 08:12 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 20 Dec 2021 | 21 Dec 2021 | +1 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promar International Ltd | £16,686,477 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032294-2022-1 · Promar International Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2022
- Value
- £16,686,477
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- The Courts of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Promar InternationalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.