Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Telephone
+44 2072385921
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/
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
Project 30072 - Farmer-delivered, East Sussex Badger Vaccination Pilot
Reference number
30072
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85200000 - Veterinary services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority requires a Contractor to act as a managed service provider to deliver a large scale, Farmer-delivered badger vaccination Pilot in East Sussex over a five (5) year period.
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: £2,271,388
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance
East Sussex.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority requires a Contractor to act as a managed service provider to deliver a large scale, Farmer-delivered badger vaccination Pilot over a five (5) year period.
The Contractor will establish sub-contracting arrangements with Delivery Partners (predominantly farmers) to deliver Vaccination Services on a two hundred and fifty (250) square kilometre contiguous area of East Sussex with a reservoir of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
This Pilot aims to deliver vaccination in East Sussex, an area that is unlikely to take part in a future cull and provide information to support vaccination as a badger control tool.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Questions / Weighting: 60%
Price - Weighting: 40%
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: 2020/S 215-528586
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Project 30072 - Farmer-delivered, East Sussex Badger Vaccination Pilot
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 March 2021
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
Cliffe Veterinary Group
21 Cliffe High Street, Lewes, East Sussex
Lewes
BN7 2AH
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: £2,271,388
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defra
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WCA 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Defra Group Commercial
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Country
United Kingdom