Official UK procurement notice
Sanitary Surveys & Reviews for Bivalve Mollusc Harvesting in England and Wales
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe FSA is the competent authority responsible for the classification of live bivalve mollusc (shellfish) production and relaying areas. Where a decision in principle is made to classify; the FSA is obliged to carry out several specific actions collectively termed a sanitary survey.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The sanitary survey is an identification and evaluation of pollution sources to inform…CancelledPublished value£300,000
The sanitary survey is an identification and evaluation of pollution sources to inform the siting of monitoring points and a sampling plan which in turn inform the initial and ongoing classification of individual zones within an area. Additional information: This contract was not awarded, as the bidder/bidders did not meet the minimum technical score as described in the ITT documentation.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Commercial: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Dec 2024, 10:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2025, 16:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Dec 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020960- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Dec 2024 → 13 May 2025 · 5 dates- Bids opened19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published13 May 2025, 16:07 BST
Notice history
2 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025- Status changed to unsuccessful13 May 2025, 15:04 BST
- Buyer details updated13 May 2025, 15:04 BST
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-05: 3 releases · 13 May 2025, 13 May 2025
- 2024-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria