Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DAERA Livestock and Meat Commission for NI
Lissue Industrial Estate East, 1A Lissue Walk
LISBURN
BT28 2LU
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
ID 3823034 DAERA LMCNI - Provision of Certification Services to the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme
Reference number
ID 3823034
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) is seeking a competent organisation to provide certification services including: registration, inspection and certification to the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS). LMC appoint a third-party Certification Body to independently verify that producers (farmers) are adhering to the required Standards of the scheme. The Certification Body is accredited to the International Standard ISO 17065 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS). Currently NIFCC (Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification) operate the certification system for the NIBL FQAS. NIBL FQAS has been provided with certification services by an ISO 17065 Product Certification Body accredited UKAS since April 2002. The contract with the present certification body expires on 31 March 2022 and LMC wishes to continue to operate a Product Certification Scheme for NIBL FQAS.
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: £6,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
- 79131000 - Documentation services
- 79132000 - Certification services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) is seeking a competent organisation to provide certification services including: registration, inspection and certification to the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS). LMC appoint a third-party Certification Body to independently verify that producers (farmers) are adhering to the required Standards of the scheme. The Certification Body is accredited to the International Standard ISO 17065 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS). Currently NIFCC (Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification) operate the certification system for the NIBL FQAS. NIBL FQAS has been provided with certification services by an ISO 17065 Product Certification Body accredited UKAS since April 2002. The contract with the present certification body expires on 31 March 2022 and LMC wishes to continue to operate a Product Certification Scheme for NIBL FQAS.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Compliance with Specification Schedule in Full / Weighting: 0
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Inspection Methodology / Weighting: 14
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Certification Methodology / Weighting: 14
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Method of Data Collection and Recording / Weighting: 14
Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Registration Methodology / Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion - Name: AC6 Supplementary Services / Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion - Name: AC7 Crisis Management / Weighting: 7
Cost criterion - Name: AC8 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
After the initial contract period, there are [2] options to extend for [1] year each.
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: 2022/S 000-000731
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nothern Ireland Food Chain Certification
31 Ballinderry Road
LISBURN
BT28 2SL
Telephone
+44 2892633017
Fax
+44 2892633003
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,400,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. A Contractor 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
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.
As above.
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complies with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated 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 provided full information on the award decision and provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to. challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into..