Official UK procurement notice
The Swale - Shellfish Quality Monitoring
Authority: Swale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will involve the service provider collecting samples of shellfish and water in accordance with the current Food Standards Agency (FSA) and The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) relevant documents, including the Protocol for the Collection of Shellfish under the Microbiological Classification Monitoring Program and the Protocol for the Collection and Transport of Shellfish Samples for the Purposes of Official Control Monitoring of Classified Shellfish Production Areas in England and Wales: Marine Biotoxins and Chemical Contaminants. In practical terms the service will involve taking the required amount of water and flesh samples of shellfish from classified beds in The Swale, storing and transporting shellfish to the Public Health England FWEM laboratory for analysis and all associated administration.
The contract shall commence on 1 April 2026 and terminate on 31 March 2029.
CPV: Environmental quality control services · Shellfish
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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)
- Criterion 2: 60%
- Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 May 2026, 12:29 BST
- Authority reference
PA49- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078853- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eccaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
2 Dec 2025 → 7 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by308 days ago17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline289 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published167 days ago7 May 2026, 12:29 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Tender notice published2 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published7 May 2026, 12:29 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 May 2026, 12:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Farm Services LimitedSME | £64,727 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Swale - Shellfish Quality Monitoring · Marine Farm Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £64,727
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Authority reserves the right to directly award additional or repeat, goods, works or services in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of the Act.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Marine Farm Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Contract commenced on 1st April 2026 but was signed on 2nd April 2026.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender