Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, Co Antrim Northern Ireland UK BT9 5PX
BELFAST
BT9 5PX
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
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
DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
Reference number
ID 5734985
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £140,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 16100000 - Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
- 38432000 - Analysis apparatus
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
UKN
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA - AFBI - Deep Carbon Stock Assessment - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £140,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
4
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract duration is 4 months, with option to extend for 2 further months.
4 months is required to sample 250 fields. Optional 2 months extension is to cover any issues (such as weather extremes, permission from farmers etc) arising with access to the field.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract duration is 4 months, with option to extend for 2 more months. 4 months is required to sample 250 fields. Optional 2 months extension is to cover any issues (such as weather extremes, permission from farmers etc) arising with access to the field.
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
The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due. to. increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this. contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible. for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection. with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any. amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and. an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract. has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation. to values and volumes. specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority. reserves the right to change any or all of them.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
as per tender documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
as per tender documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The appointment to the contract will be subject to the preferred supplier demonstrating. that the minimum requirements specified in the selection questionnaire continue to be met and that there being no material adverse. change to the standing of the supplier. The appointment will also be subject to all other necessary due diligence being carried out by the. Authority. Contract performance will be subject to the conditions specified in the contract and the successful Supplier’s performance on. the contract will be regularly monitored.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 March 2025
Local time
3:00pm
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: 3 June 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
5 March 2025
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors. not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor. fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still. fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If. this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of. grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions. being. undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a. period of. three years from the date of issue.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.