Official UK procurement notice
ID 5602223 - DAERA – Supply of Official Veterinarian Services
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Recruitment services · Veterinary services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£6,502,460 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary SPS Inspection facilitiesAwardedPublished value£4,330,202
Lot #2Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold storesAwardedPublished value£2,172,258
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)
- AC1 Staffing and Resource Management: 18%
- AC2 Training and Development: 18%
- AC3 Contract Management: 13.8%
- AC5 Total Contract Price: 40%
- AC4 Social Value: 10.2%
Published award criteria (5)
- AC1 Staffing and Resource Management: 18
- AC2 Training and Development: 18
- AC3 Contract Management: 13.8
- AC4 Social Value: 10.2
- AC5 Total Contract Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Oct 2024, 17:21 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5602223- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005086- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b051Find a Tender
- 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 in line with the tender documentation. 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 three years from the date of issue.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
20 Nov 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened20 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Submission deadline27 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until18 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2024- Deadline moved to 27 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT29 Oct 2024, 16:41 GMT+7 days · was 20 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 20 Nov 2024 | 27 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) | 20 Nov 2024 | 27 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 20 Nov 2024 | 27 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) | 20 Nov 2024 | 27 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary SPS Inspection facilities1 award | |||
| Mistev Export Health Certification LtdSME | £6,067,070 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores1 award | |||
| EVILLE JONES G.B. LIMITED | £3,097,101 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 2 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores) · EVILLE JONES G.B. LIMITED
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2025
- Value
- £3,097,101
- Status
- active
Lot 1 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Inspection facilities · Mistev Export Health Certification LtdSME
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2025
- Value
- £6,067,070
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary SPS Inspection facilities | 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores | 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- 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
2 commercial parties on the notice- EVILLE JONES G.B. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.