Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
Telephone
+44 2476692051
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Agriculture & Horticulture
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Laboratory Quality Testing for AHDB's Recommended List Project
Reference number
2020-454
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The information provided by the RLs enables levy payers to select variety’s that are optimal for their cropping system and meet the requirements of their local market. Key to this is the assessment of varietal quality characterists.
Grain samples are taken at harvest from trial plots by the RL trials operators and sent to the relevant quality testing laboratory to carry out various laboratory quality tests and assessments on them. It is this part of the process for which the tenderers are applying: to manage receipt of samples, carry out quality test procedures as described in this ITT and produce results for AHDB.
The laboratory quality tests have been divided into four lots for this tender according to crop and types of tests. Tenderers are invited to apply for single or multiple lots as per the list below :
Lot 1 Wheat Milling & Baking
Lot 2 Quality testing Cereals (Excluding Oats) & Oil content of Oilseed Rape and Linseed
Lot 3 Quality testing Oats
Lot 4 Barley MicroMalting
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £693,456.78
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1234
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Grain samples are taken at harvest from trial plots by the RL trials operators and sent to the relevant quality testing laboratory to carry out various laboratory quality tests and assessments on them. It is this part of the process for which contracts will be awarded for: to manage receipt of samples, carry out quality test procedures and produce results for AHDB.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2016/S 187-335604
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2020-454
Lot No
234
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NIAB
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £519,442
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2020-454
Lot No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Campden BRI (Chipping Campden) Limited
Chipping Campden
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £77,592
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
By authorised Procurement Manager
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
Kenilworth
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Defra
Nobel House
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
Kenilworth
Country
United Kingdom