Tender

DAERA - CAFRE/AFBI – Provision of veterinary cover and veterinary supplies

  • Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NI
  • Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI
  • Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NI

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-008934

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02aa57

Published 26 April 2021, 5:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NI

Dundonald House

BELFAST

BT4 3SB

Email

SSDAdmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI

Newforge Lane

Belfast

BT9 5PX

Email

SSDAdmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NI

Dundonald House

Belfast

BT4 3SB

Email

SSDAdmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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

DAERA - CAFRE/AFBI – Provision of veterinary cover and veterinary supplies

Reference number

ID 3420316

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85200000 - Veterinary services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

DAERA wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Veterinary cover and Veterinary supplies for AFBI Hillsborough and Loughall, CAFRE Greenmount Antrim, Hill Farm Centre Glenwherry and Enniskillen Campuses. The Contract will be separated into 4 lots: Lot 1 – Greenmount, Antrim (Dairy Centre, the Beef and Sheep Centre) Lot 2 – Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry (Suckler cow and sheep enterprises) Lot 3 – Enniskillen – (Equine enterprises) Lot 4 – AFBI Hillsborough and Loughgall Centres

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
4

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 – Greenmount, Antrim (Dairy Centre, the Beef and Sheep Centre)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85200000 - Veterinary services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Veterinary cover and Veterinary supplies for AFBI Hillsborough and Loughall, CAFRE Greenmount Antrim, Hill Farm Centre Glenwherry and Enniskillen Campuses. The Contract will be separated into 4 lots: Lot 1 – Greenmount, Antrim (Dairy Centre, the Beef and Sheep Centre) Lot 2 – Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry (Suckler cow and sheep enterprises) Lot 3 – Enniskillen – (Equine enterprises) Lot 4 – AFBI Hillsborough and Loughgall Centres

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

84

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months and will contain the options to extend for a further period of 24 months followed by 3 further periods of 12 months each. Tenderers should also note that the above figure in II.2.6 is the maximum anticipated spend through this Lot across the full contract term of 7 years. However tenderers should note that there is no guarantee of any level of work.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 – Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry (Suckler cow and sheep enterprises)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85200000 - Veterinary services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Veterinary cover and Veterinary supplies for AFBI Hillsborough and Loughall, CAFRE Greenmount Antrim, Hill Farm Centre Glenwherry and Enniskillen Campuses. The Contract will be separated into 4 lots: Lot 1 – Greenmount, Antrim (Dairy Centre, the Beef and Sheep Centre) Lot 2 – Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry (Suckler cow and sheep enterprises) Lot 3 – Enniskillen – (Equine enterprises) Lot 4 – AFBI Hillsborough and Loughgall Centres

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

84

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months and will contain the options to extend for a further period of 24 months followed by 3 further periods of 12 months each. Tenderers should also note that the above figure in II.2.6 is the maximum anticipated spend through this Lot across the full contract term of 7 years. However tenderers should note that there is no guarantee of any level of work.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 3 – Enniskillen – (Equine enterprises)

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85200000 - Veterinary services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Veterinary cover and Veterinary supplies for AFBI Hillsborough and Loughall, CAFRE Greenmount Antrim, Hill Farm Centre Glenwherry and Enniskillen Campuses. The Contract will be separated into 4 lots: Lot 1 – Greenmount, Antrim (Dairy Centre, the Beef and Sheep Centre) Lot 2 – Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry (Suckler cow and sheep enterprises) Lot 3 – Enniskillen – (Equine enterprises) Lot 4 – AFBI Hillsborough and Loughgall Centres

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £300,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

84

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months and will contain the options to extend for a further period of 24 months followed by 3 further periods of 12 months each. Tenderers should also note that the above figure in II.2.6 is the maximum anticipated spend through this Lot across the full contract term of 7 years. However tenderers should note that there is no guarantee of any level of work.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 4 – AFBI Hillsborough and Loughgall Centres

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85200000 - Veterinary services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA wishes to establish a contract for the provision of Veterinary cover and Veterinary supplies for AFBI Hillsborough and Loughall, CAFRE Greenmount Antrim, Hill Farm Centre Glenwherry and Enniskillen Campuses. The Contract will be separated into 4 lots: Lot 1 – Greenmount, Antrim (Dairy Centre, the Beef and Sheep Centre) Lot 2 – Hill Farm Centre, Glenwherry (Suckler cow and sheep enterprises) Lot 3 – Enniskillen – (Equine enterprises) Lot 4 – AFBI Hillsborough and Loughgall Centres

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

84

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months and will contain the options to extend for a further period of 24 months followed by 3 further periods of 12 months each. Tenderers should also note that the above figure in II.2.6 is the maximum anticipated spend through this Lot across the full contract term of 7 years. However tenderers should note that there is no guarantee of any level of work.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 May 2021

Local time

3:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors 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

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.

N/A

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate 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 will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into