Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
Telephone
+44 2072385921
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Provision of Dead Wild Bird Avian Influenza Surveillance
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
APHA requires the Contractor to carry out the provision of Dead Wild Bird AI
Surveillance and other Wildlife health activities across a number of Specified
Reserves in Great Britain on behalf of the Authority in accordance with sections 2
and 3.
Service A - Dead Wild Bird AI Surveillance
To assess the occurrence of AI viruses in Dead Wild Waterbirds on mainland Great
Britain by Surveillance at the Specified Reserves.
Service B - GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership (GB WDSP)
To contribute to British Wildlife Health Surveillance as a member of the GB Wildlife
Disease Surveillance Partnership.
Service C - Ad hoc Advice
To contribute ornithological and Wildlife Health advice and fieldwork on an ad hoc
basis within the mainland GB Specified Reserves and any third-party sites in close
proximity where requested. Any work commissioned on third party sites would be
subject to a Change Control Note for an additional payment, to be agreed with the
Authority before any work is undertaken.
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: £196,225.72
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
APHA requires the Contractor to carry out the provision of Dead Wild Bird AI
Surveillance and other Wildlife health activities across a number of Specified
Reserves in Great Britain on behalf of the Authority in accordance with sections 2
and 3.
Service A - Dead Wild Bird AI Surveillance
To assess the occurrence of AI viruses in Dead Wild Waterbirds on mainland Great
Britain by Surveillance at the Specified Reserves.
Service B - GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership (GB WDSP)
To contribute to British Wildlife Health Surveillance as a member of the GB Wildlife
Disease Surveillance Partnership.
Service C - Ad hoc Advice
To contribute ornithological and Wildlife Health advice and fieldwork on an ad hoc
basis within the mainland GB Specified Reserves and any third-party sites in close
proximity where requested. Any work commissioned on third party sites would be
subject to a Change Control Note for an additional payment, to be agreed with the
Authority before any work is undertaken.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Contractor is in a unique position in having reserve wardens who have historically collected waterbird carcasses as part of the organisation's long-term wildlife health monitoring programmes. The contractor manages nine important wetland reserves in the UK with eight of these based in England and Wales and one in Northern Ireland. All samples for this project will be collected from the England and Wales Locations.
A fundamental requirement of the contract is to sample wild bird carcases across mainland GB where there are known large bird gatherings (i.e. at wildlife reserves), APHA has already explored other organisations that have a similar portfolio of reserves and established that WWT is uniquely placed as they have (a) the portfolio of reserves with an appropriate GB coverage, (b) the staff with trained expertise to swab and sample the carcases at each site, and (c) the scientific expertise to provide APHA with specialist advice that they do not possess in house.
The WWT sites have a large range of wild bird species coming through their sites which provide a good insight into AIV prevalence as wild populations migrate in and out of Great Britain. Continuing to carry out surveillance across the same sites which are currently monitored via the outgoing contract will also provide the benefit of consistency and comparison of trends with previous years
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2022
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
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust New Grounds Slimbridge Gloucestershire GL2 7BT
Slimbridge
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: £196,225.72
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk";;;, ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. "
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
Country
United Kingdom