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Published 2 Oct 2024, 21:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Portal Official Veterinary Services

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,360,000exc. VAT50.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2024awarded 21 Jan 2025
Awarded to Eville and Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PHVET/24/2 Ashford Borough Council is procuring services to be provided to Ashford Port Health (APH) by an external provider of seven qualified official veterinarians, to conduct official controls on products of animal origin.

  • Recurrence: At the expiry of the contract.

CPV: Veterinary services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The initial contract term is 12 months with a possible extension period of up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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 · At the expiry of the contract.
First published
2 Oct 2024, 21:52 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2025, 13:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
PHVET/24/2
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002180
Classification (CPV)
Veterinary services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a536 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
31 Oct 2024, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Oct 2024, 10:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2024 → 22 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2024, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2024, 10:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Jan 2025, 13:32 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2025, 13:32 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    22 Jan 2025, 13:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £673,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Eville and Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd£673,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services International House, ASHFORD, South East, TN231HUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria