Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
College of Agriculture Food Rural Enterprise CAFRE
45 Tirgracy Road
Antrim
BT41 4PS
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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 is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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 4923404 - DAERA - CAFRE - Farming for the Generations
Reference number
4923404
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This tender is for the administration and delivery of a pilot Farming for the Generations scheme. This scheme will be delivered as part of the DAERA future Agricultural Policy Programme. The Contractor will be required to implement and deliver the Farming for the Generations pilot scheme through Implementing an Awareness Campaign, Planning for Succession Workshops, Preparing the Successor Training, Leading Succession Workshops and Farming in Partnerships .
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £720,958
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender is for the administration and delivery of a pilot Farming for the Generations scheme. This scheme will be delivered as part of the DAERA future Agricultural Policy Programme. The Contractor will be required to implement and deliver the Farming for the Generations pilot scheme through Implementing an Awareness Campaign, Planning for Succession Workshops, Preparing the Successor Training, Leading Succession Workshops and Farming in Partnerships .
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £720,958
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
21
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
There will be an option to extend the contract for any period up to and including 12 further months.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There will be an option to extend the contract for any period up to and including 12 further months.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 April 2024
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 29 July 2024
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
30 April 2024
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and their place on the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice 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 Notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; 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
UK
Country
United Kingdom