Official UK procurement notice
ID 5489705 - DAERA Marine and Fisheries - Letting of Benthic Infaunal Analysis contract
Authority: DAERA:Marine and Fisheries Division·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Marine Monitoring and Assessment team (MMAT) within the Marine and Fisheries Division of DAERA has responsibility for protection of the marine environment. The analysis of benthic infaunal samples is a statutory requirement under The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 as one of the primary biological quality elements used to classify the ecological quality status of a given waterbody. Additionally benthic infaunal analysis may be required under related statutory instruments and agreements including, amongst others, the Marine Strategy Framework, The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and Licensing deposits in the sea under Part 4 of The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. DAERA – MMAT requires a supplier to provide analysis of benthic infaunal samples. Data generated from the analysis of these samples on behalf of the Marine Monitoring and Assessment team will support delivery of the relevant statutory monitoring and classification requirements and is submitted to the UK National database. The contract is for an initial period of 3 years from date of award, (envisaged to be 1 April 2025) to 31 March 2028. There are two (2) options to extend for a period of up to twelve (12) months each. Please refer to Tender Documents for full details.
- Recurrence: estimated to be April 2030
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Aquaculture services · Services incidental to fishing
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£875,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Service Delivery Methodology: 25.2%
- Team Experience: 15.4%
- Standing Operating Procedures SOP: 18.9%
- Total Contract Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Service Delivery Methodology: 25.2
- Team Experience: 15.4
- Standing Operating Procedures SOP: 18.9
- Social Value: 10.5
- Total Contract Price: 30
- Suitability
As detailed in the tender documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Yes · estimated to be April 2030
- First published
- 17 Jan 2025, 10:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008978- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d3faFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As detailed in the tender documents
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach Satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach Satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs. And their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave Professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions. Being. undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a. Period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
18 Feb 2025 → 19 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published12 Mar 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Buyer details updated12 Mar 2025, 13:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APEMSMEContract | £194,098 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · APEMSME
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2025
- Value
- £194,098
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedReview body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- APEM LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria