Official UK procurement notice
Monitoring+Maintenance of a Remote Temperature + Environmental Monitoring System
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) require service, maintenance and calibration of the existing (Checkit Europe Ltd) remote temperature and environmental monitoring system.
CPV: Environmental monitoring other than for construction
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1APHA require service, maintenance and calibration of a remote temperature and…Awarded
APHA require service, maintenance and calibration of a remote temperature and environmental monitoring system. The Services include: <br/><br/>- Standard and premium levels of monitoring and support: 24/7 (365 days a year), sensor alerts (by text or email, plus alert calling option if required) and helpdesk / support service. <br/><br/>- Calibration: Provision of on-site UKAS (ISO 17025) calibration service with certificates of calibration provided. <br/><br/>- Cloud Platform: Access to secure online software and data storage. <br/><br/>- Hardware: Any replacements needed to maintain performance. Remote diagnosis of any issues (with self-swap or engineer visit if needed). <br/><br/>- Maintenance: Ongoing system maintenance and software upgrades (+ annual preventative maintenance health check). <br/><br/>This contract covers the period 01/07/2024 to 31/03/2027 (with an extension of up to 24-months, to 31/03/2029). The value shown on this notice is approximate for the total period (including extension).<br/><br/>A voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice (reference 2024/S 000-008725) was published on 18/03/2024 for this requirement.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jun 2024, 14:34 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2024, 14:34 BST
- Authority reference
C24692- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019443- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04727fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
Based on the information detailed below, and publication of a VEAT Notice on 18/03/2024, it was concluded that Checkit Europe Ltd is the only supplier able to meet APHA's requirements.<br/><br/>Checkit Europe Ltd own the IPR to the equipment and software provided to / accessed by APHA under the current contract. Further investigation has confirmed that there are no re-sellers of CAM+ Equipment providing related temperature monitoring services (so a restricted competition amongst current distributors would not be a valid route to market). <br/><br/>To enable connection between the Equipment and Supplier software, a new supplier would have to install their own Equipment to APHA laboratories, which links to their own software package. This would involve replacing approximately 824 items of Equipment across the APHA estate.<br/><br/>To unnecessarily remove and replace functioning Equipment would not only be a considerable expense and have a negative sustainability impact but would also, critically, have a significant and unacceptably disruptive effect on business-as-usual APHA scientific activities across the whole laboratory estate. (This would include containment facilities that can only be accessed by maintenance personnel during planned shutdowns, which only happen once per year.)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checkit Europe Limited | £661,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019443-2024-1 · Checkit Europe Limited
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2024
- Value
- £661,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Checkit Europe Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.