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Published 6 Aug 2021, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Veterinary Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: MHRA (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 15 Oct 2021
Awarded to Red Kite Veterinary Consultants Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Nov 2023 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Agency is looking for a supplier to provide Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) Services. The supplier must be able to provide 24/7, 365 veterinary cover (366 on leap years).

CPV: Veterinary services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2021 – 1 Nov 2023 (2 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · National Institute for Biological Standards and ControlBlanche LaneSouth MimmsPotters BarHertfordshireEN6 3QGA Centre of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Extensions: Possible extension of 3 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • Price: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Price: 35%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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 · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Aug 2021, 12:39 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2021, 12:29 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026109
Classification (CPV)
Veterinary services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d1c2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Instructions How to Respond to this Tender1 - Register your company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once):1.1 - Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome1.2 - Click the link to register.1.3 - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue'.1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details.1.5 - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete.1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).2 - Express an Interest in the tender:2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.2.2 - Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (This Invitations to Tender open to any registeredsupplier).2.3 - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.2.4 - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your ‘MyITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘ITTDetails' box.3. Responding to the tender:3.1 - Click ‘My Response' under ‘ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Declineto Respond' (please give a reason if declining).3.2 - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek anyclarification.3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITTThere may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailedonline help available).3.4 - You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page.The process is very straightforward, but if you find you do need advice or support in registering pleasecontact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details:Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
6 Sept 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Sept 2021, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Sept 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2021, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Oct 2021, 12:29 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2021
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2021, 12:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Red Kite Veterinary Consultants Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Agency is looking for a supplier to provide Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) Services1bids · 1 electronic1—£150,000 – £300,000
Whole notice———£150,000 – £300,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MHRA

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeHealth 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria