Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - DAERA
Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy Road
Antrim
BT41 4PS
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
Additional information can be obtained from 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 4812579 - DAERA - Pre-market engagement for the provision of genetic evaluation and benchmarking services to the Northern Ireland Bovine Genetics Programme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72300000 - Data services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DAERA wishes to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide genetic evaluation and benchmarking services
for the Bovine Genetics Programme. This is a PME to inform next steps.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please see the Pre-Market Engagement exercise document (inc. questionnaire) for all relevant
details. The objectives of this exercise are to: • gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, • provide confidence around viability of concept; • gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; • understand risks and issues not previously considered; • inform the Procurement Strategy; and • prevent the Department from advertising an unachievable project **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under reference ID 4812579), BEFORE 3PM ON FRIDAY 19 MAY 2023**.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 September 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes