Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Contact
Lewis Murray
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo
Reference number
T2435
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77400000 - Zoological services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council has awarded this contract to a suitably qualified and experienced economic operator ‘Bidder’ for the provision of animal healthcare services at Belfast Zoo.
This ITT set out the information that was required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals were also assessed before any contract award was made.
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: £400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 92530000 - Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services
- 92532000 - Zoological garden services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As stated in the specification and pricing schedule
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Resources / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management and Continuous Improvement / Weighting: 7.5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of 2 years.
The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 3 years (2 + 1 years). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.
The Council reserves the right to purchase the following additional Goods or Services under this Contract during the Contract Period: -
• Additional requirements not listed in the Pricing Schedule i.e. animal size/ type and additional equipment, and supplementary items necessary to support the zoo. This may include labour/ staff required and associated hire costs.
• Cover for other Council Premises and departments that require animal healthcare related services e.g. dog/ animal control.
The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in these circumstances where value for money is not demonstrated.
The Council reserves the right to add or remove items from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional requirement to be added the Contractor will be expected to price based similar items priced in the Pricing Schedule.
Any Contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
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 000-034813
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
T2435
Title
Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jubilee Veterinary Centre Ltd
Newtownards
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN09 - Ards and North Down
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom