Contract

PROVISION OF PUBLIC ANALYST SERVICES

  • Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council
  • Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
  • Belfast City Council
  • Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
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  • Derry City and Strabane District Council
  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
  • Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
  • Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011193

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d5df (view related notices)

Published 25 March 2025, 3:49pm

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

50 Stiles Way

Antrim

BT41 2UB

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 02894463113

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0D - Antrim and Newtownabbey

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Town Hall, The Castle

Bangor

BT21 4BT

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre, PO Box 66, Lakeview Road

Craigavon

BT64 1AL

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN07 - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Belfast City Council

Belfast City Hall

Belfast

BT1 5GS

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN06 - Belfast

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Civic Headquarters, Cloonavin, 66 Portstewart Road

Coleraine

BT52 1EY

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0C - Causeway Coast and Glens

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Council Offices, 98 Strand Road

Derry

BT48 7NN

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

The Townhall, 2 Townhall Street

Enniskillen

BT74 7BA

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0G - Fermanagh and Omagh

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Island Civic Centre, Lagan Valley Island, The Island

Lisburn

BT27 4RL

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street

Ballymena

BT43 5EJ

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0F - Mid and East Antrim

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Mid Ulster District Council

Dungannon Office, Circular Road

Dungannon

BT71 6DT

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0B - Mid Ulster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

District Council Offices O'Hagan House Monaghan Row

Newry

BT35 8DJ

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN08 - Newry, Mourne and Down

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PROVISION OF PUBLIC ANALYST SERVICES

Reference number

FI/PRO/TEN/576

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council (‘the Council’) on behalf of Environmental Health Northern Ireland (EHNI), which represents the eleven Northern Ireland(NI) Councils, wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider for the provision of Public Analyst Services.

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: £3,100,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Contract is for the provision of a public analyst service, which includes, but is not limited to, the following key requirements:

• Collection of samples from the Council as part of a planned food sampling programme;

• Analysis and reporting on samples collected (individual samples and batches), drafting survey protocols and reports to the Council in accordance with the set turnaround times;

• Providing professional advice and support regarding the service as required i.e. court appearances, site visits, technical advice.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery Proposals / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for up to a further 24 months, subject to performance and review.

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: 2025/S 000-002446

Section five. Award of contract

Title

PROVISION OF PUBLIC ANALYST SERVICES

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Eurofins Food Testing Ireland Ltd

Dublin

Country

Ireland

NUTS code
  • IE061 - Dublin
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,100,000

Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice - High Court

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom