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Published 4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Farm Inspections Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · 1 value update1.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Jun 2021awarded 23 Jul 2021
Awarded to Hall Mark Meat Hygiene Limited and Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSL
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Farm Inspection Services to supplement Authority Resources - Call off as required

CPV: Animal husbandry services · Veterinary services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Specialist Farm Inspection services to support regulatory requirementsAwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£4,000,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2021 – 31 Aug 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · This contract will need National Coverage (England Only)
Extensions: Potential for the contract to be renewed, confirmation of further renewals will be formalised in due courseVariant 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
  • Price
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Yes
First published
4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update
29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
ecm-61903
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018163
Classification (CPV)
Animal husbandry servicesVeterinary services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02988e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please note that Defra Group Commercial uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk”, ensuring that your registration includes “Defra”. If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at [email protected].

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
4 Jun 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Jun 2021, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Mar 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    4 Mar 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jun 2021
  3. Bids opened
    28 Jun 2021, 09:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2021
  1. Published value updated to £4,000,000
    20 May 2021, 22:45 BST
    was £5,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    20 May 2021, 22:45 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    20 May 2021, 22:45 BST
  4. Deadline published: 4 Jun 2021
    20 May 2021, 22:45 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    29 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,044,7021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hall Mark Meat Hygiene Limited and Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSLSubcontracting: Multiple self employed contractors to conduct individual inspections nationwide£4,044,702 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DEFRAReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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