Contract

Project 30072 - Farmer-delivered, East Sussex Badger Vaccination Pilot

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-007323

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a40c

Published 8 April 2021, 10:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Smith Square

London

SW1P 3JR

Email

melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk

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