Contract

Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-005009

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041a58

Published 14 February 2024, 6:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Contact

Carrie Horton

Email

carrie.horton@defra.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region 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.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

Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours

Reference number

C23139

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £148,809

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Defra is commissioning this project to evaluate the role of compensation, its effectiveness and ascertain if it has any influence on bTB risk reduction measures such as knowledge-based trading (KBT), biosecurity and cattle movements. The supplier should also use this understanding to inform an assessment of the future role of compensation in wider bTB policy and how it may be used to influence risk mitigating behaviours. Ultimately, we want to know: how do we make compensation work more effectively as both a safety net and a mechanism for enhanced disease control?
The project will consist of two linked and complementary workstreams:
Workstream 1: Past. This workstream will consist of a collation of evidence and analysing data to ascertain any influence compensation has on KBT, biosecurity and cattle movements. We see this workstream as evaluating the role of compensation as a mechanism for initiating behaviour change, using existing literature and evidence to inform the ‘theory’ of how compensation should work. This would be used as a basis to analyse if and how compensation does influence behaviour and investigate if the current policy is effective.
Workstream 2: Future. This workstream will consist of data collection on the role of compensation in future policy development. This workstream will use workstream 1 to identify knowns and unknowns on the role of compensation and how it might be used in future as a policy instrument to influence risk mitigating behaviours. This would also include investigating its relationship with the wider context of bTB policy.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10

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


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: 2023/S 000-033899


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 February 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other 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

SAC Commercial Ltd

Peter Wilson Building King's Buildings West Mains Road

Edinburgh

EH9 3JG

Email

research.operations@sruc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1315354000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

SC148684

Internet address

https://www.sruc.ac.uk/business-services/sac-consulting/

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £148,809

Total value of the contract/lot: £148,809


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit