Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement for Specialist Science and Contingency Services
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. Defra reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with any contract award. <br/>DEFRA is holding a market engagement session at 11am (GMT) on 30th March in connection with the delivery of a significant number of scientific services and invites all interested parties to attend.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Education and training services · Endangered species protection services · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental protection · Environmental rehabilitation · Environmental safety services · Food or feed contamination protection services · Forest conservation strategy planning · General management consultancy services · Genetic resources protection services · Management-related services · +13 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Defra currently operates a framework contract providing scientific evidence and…Planned
Defra currently operates a framework contract providing scientific evidence and services to support its policy making and operational responsibilities including emergency response capabilities in relation to food and the environment. The contract is also used by other government departments, including but not limited to the Food Standards Agency, Welsh Government and the Home Office. Any new provider will require the ability to deliver reliable, high-quality business and scientific services competitively; well-proven transition and transformational capabilities within challenging timeframes; and possess a vision and commitment to enhance relevant scientific capability into the future.<br/>Defra is holding a market engagement session on 30th March 2023 at 11am to assess market interest, capability and capacity. Interested parties can register for the Teams meeting by emailing [email protected] ensuring that ‘Specialist Science and Contingency Services ME Session EOI’ is included in the subject of the email. Please provide details of your organisation, the names, emails and job titles of who will attend and we will email a link where you can join the meeting.<br/>This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. Defra reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with any contract award.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Mar 2023, 15:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2023, 15:01 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007100- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Mar 2023 → 2 Oct 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published10 Mar 2023, 15:01 GMT
- Tender notice expected2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.