Provision of Fast-Tracked Standards, referred to as a Publicly Available Specification (“PAS”), to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products (“MSFPs”)

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£162,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Oct 2024no call for competition

Awarded to BSI Standards Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An agreement with the British Standards Institution to developed a Publicly Available Specification (“PAS”) to assess safety & efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products (“MSFPs”). The 2023 Carbon Budget Delivery Plan identifies the use of MSFPs as the single largest potential policy contributor to reductions in agricultural green house gas emissions. MSFPs work by reducing the amount of enteric methane that ruminants emit. Defra announced plans to incentivise the uptake of safe and effective MSFPs once suitable products enter the market (expected from 2025). The PAS will allow MSFPs to be assessed against the Food Additive Regulations. The PAS will allow efficacy and safety of MSPFs to be independently measured and assessed. There is currently no British or International Standard for assessing the safety and efficacy of methane suppressing feed products. See the specification for a full description of this contracts scope. The specification can be accessed via the Contracts Finder link, link below. Link: www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91436db4-ec45… ↗

CPV: Environmental standards other than for construction

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Award of a contract to the British Standards InstitutionAwarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: the contract may be extended if publication of the PAS is delayed.

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: 8 Nov 2024, 11:18 GMT
Last source update: 8 Nov 2024, 11:18 GMT
Authority reference: C26742
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-036218
Classification (CPV): Environmental standards other than for construction
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b4fa Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Competition is absence for technical reasons. Only the British Standards Institution can develop a Publicly Available Specification ("PAS")

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £162,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Oct 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BSI Standards Limited	£162,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 036218-2024-1 · BSI Standards Limited
Signed
23 Oct 2024
Value
£162,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BSI Standards LimitedAwarded supplier07864997 389 Chiswick High Road, London, UK, W4 4AL

Official documents & specifications

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No document links were published on the notice.