Opportunity

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-000856

Published 11 January 2023, 3:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Contact

John Forecast

Email

john.forecast@defra.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2078955818

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Buyer's address

https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://atamis-9529.lightning.force.com/lightning/page/home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

Reference number

C5544

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to replace the existing Farm and Land Management (FaLMA) Framework which ends June 2023. The requirement is for the provision of Technical Consultancy to advise Defra Network, Agencies and Bodies in a selection of very specific requirements, e.g. Water Quality and Protection, Air Quality, Soil and Slurry sampling, etc.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to replace the existing Farm and Land Management (FaLMA) Framework which ends June 2023. The requirement is for the provision of Technical Consultancy to advise Defra Network, Agencies and Bodies in a selection of very specific requirements, e.g. Water Quality and Protection, Air Quality, Soil and Slurry sampling, etc.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 x 12 months

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

See tender documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

30 June 2023

Local time

9:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 30 June 2023

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

3 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Mallard House, York


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs