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Published 25 Nov 2022, 13:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UK public contract notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£360,950published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2022awarded 24 Nov 2022
Awarded to RAND Europe Community Interest Company

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The PATH-SAFE programme will pilot a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling to improve the detection, and tracking of foodborne human pathogens through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork.

The FSA wishes to appoint a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner for the PATH-SAFE programme running until June 2024. PATH-SAFE is a cross-government collaboration consisting of four workstreams and the successful supplier will work with the PATH-SAFE team, and specifically the PATH-SAFE Evaluation Lead advisor, to design and deliver M&E activity at both workstream and programme level. The M&E project will run until June 2024 and consist of 3 objectives:

• Objective 1: Design of M&E

• Objective 2: Process and Output monitoring & evaluation (workstream level + programme level)

• Objective 3: Programme level outcome evaluation + feasibility study for impact evaluation approaches

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The PATH-SAFE programme will pilot a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling to improve the detection, and tracking...Awarded
The PATH-SAFE programme will pilot a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling to improve the detection, and tracking of foodborne human pathogens through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork. The FSA wishes to appoint a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner for the PATH-SAFE programme running until June 2024. PATH-SAFE is a cross-government collaboration consisting of four workstreams and the successful supplier will work with the PATH-SAFE team, and specifically the PATH-SAFE Evaluation Lead advisor, to design and delive…
Delivery: UK
Variant bids
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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
  • price

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Nov 2022, 13:24 GMT
Last source update
25 Nov 2022, 13:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST — …
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03527d

How it was run

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Submission deadline
2 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Nov 2022, 13:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £360,9501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RAND Europe Community Interest Company——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Nov 2022, 13:24 GMT
  2. Deadline withdrawn
    25 Nov 2022, 13:24 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Foss House, Peasholme Green, York, UK, YO1 7PR Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Food Standards AgencyMediation body York

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.