Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 13 Oct 2023, 12:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Livestock Sales Data Collection

Official notice

Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£774,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Jun 2023no call for competition
Awarded to The Livestock Auctioneers Association Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Livestock Sales Data Collection

CPV: Data collection and collation services · Data supply services · Data-processing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of livestock sales data to the Authority, APHA (and may include other…Awarded

The provision of livestock sales data to the Authority, APHA (and may include other Executive Agencies of the Authority) as well as the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. The livestock sales data is collected to provide an average market sales price for livestock (cattle, sheep, and pigs) which fall into specific categories.<br/><br/>The livestock sales data provided will be used primarily to support a cattle compensation system, based on table valuations as well as various other reports required by Defra.<br/><br/>The initial term of the contract is from 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026 with the option to extend for a further 36 months up to 30 June 2029

Delivery: UK · UK
Extensions: The initial term of the contract is from 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026 with the option to extend for a further 36 months up to 30 June 2029

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
13 Oct 2023, 12:31 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2023, 12:31 BST
Authority reference
C16559
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030264
Classification (CPV)
Data collection and collation servicesData supply servicesData-processing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040bd1 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

The service being procured has statutory implications because it enables the Authority to comply with its statutory obligations as laid out in the Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2019 and the Individual Ascertainment of Value (England) Order 2019 by providing the information needed on a monthly basis to enable compensation to be paid for TB reactors to farmers. The Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA) and the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) own the data

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £774,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Livestock Auctioneers Association LtdSME£774,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.