Official UK procurement notice
ID 5917495 - DAERA - Supply of Official Auxiliary Services
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) (Buyer) has a requirement for the provision of Meat Inspection services to be performed by Meat Inspectors (MI)/Official Auxiliaries (OAs). The primary role of the Meat Inspector is to assist the Official Veterinarian (OV) in the delivery of Official Controls and other DAERA duties to ensure compliance with the food hygiene legislation governing the production and further handling of meat for human consumption. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the deliverables of this contract.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Health and social work services · Veterinary services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,559,205
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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).
- AC1 Staffing and Resource Management: As per Tender documentation.
- AC2 Training and Development: As per Tender documentation.
- AC3 Contract Management: As per Tender documentation.
- AC4 Social Value: As per Tender documentation.
- AC5 - Estimated Year 1 Charges: As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 16:59 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 16:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
ID 5917495- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042944- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565d7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 16:59 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent393 days ago24 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends383 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 16:40 GMT
- Contract starts355 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 16:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Sept 2025, 12:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2025, 12:07 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Oct 2025, 16:40 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eville and JonesSME1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: The initial contract period is for two years. The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract by two further periods of up to one year each, subject to their continuing requirement and satisfactory performance by the Supplier, i.e., 2yrs + 1yr + 1yr. | £6,559,205 | 24 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5917495 - DAERA - Supply of Official Auxiliary Services · Eville and JonesSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- £6,559,205
- Period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract by two further periods of up to one year each, subject to their continuing requirement and satisfactory performance by the Supplier.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonEVILLE & JONES (G.B.) LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- EVILLE & JONES (G.B.) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- EVILLE & JONES (G.B.) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender