Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND
The Rural Centre - West Mains
NEWBRIDGE
EH28 8NZ
Contact
Debbie Phillips
Telephone
+44 1315107920
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA13202
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Assessment and Certification Services to the QMS Whole Chain Assurance Programme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79132000 - Certification services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Assessment and Certification Services to the QMS Whole Chain Assurance Programme
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £7,769,335 / Highest offer: £8,458,170 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
QMS seeks to appoint a third party Certification Body (CB) contractor, to provide independent assessment and certification services to its
whole chain assurance programme. The programme provides reassurance to consumers that meat has been produced under stringent
standards of food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and good farming practice.
The QMS Assurance Scheme Standards (available here www.qmscotland.co.uk/whole-chain-assurance) must be strictly and consistently
enforced and certified by an independent CB contractor. The scope of this contract includes all relevant activities related to the assessment
and certification of the schemes including assessment of any new and existing assurance scheme members and continuous development of
the six quality assurance schemes within the whole chain assurance programme, all as more specifically set out in the Specification of
Requirements and the Terms and Conditions of Contract.
The schemes relevant for these services are:
- Cattle & Sheep Assurance Scheme
- Pigs Assurance Scheme
- Feeds Assurance Scheme
- Haulage Assurance Scheme
- Auction Market and Collection Centres Assurance Scheme
- Processor Assurance Scheme
The contract will not be split into lots for reasons of operational and management efficiency.
The contract is for a period of 5 years commencing 1 April 2022 and has the ability to break after year 3 and year 4.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any one of the situations referred to in regulation 58 (1) of the
Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-024012
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SEP428808
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 January 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SAOS Ltd
The Rural Centre, Ingliston
Edinburgh
EH28 8NZ
Telephone
+44 7384545281
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £7,769,335 / Highest offer: £8,458,170 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:678953)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburght Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom