Future opportunity

Animal feed goods and services

  • Cornwall Colleges Group

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-013764

Published 17 June 2021, 2:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cornwall Colleges Group

Trevenson Riad

Pool

TR15 3RD

Contact

Procurement Cornwall Colleges

Email

chris.davey@cornwall.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK30 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cornwall.ac.uk

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

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Animal feed goods and services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

An animal feed contract, including other services and goods, is to be offered for tender at TCCG including Duchy College Stoke Climsland, Bicton College, Budleigh Salterton, and Duchy College Rosewarne.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £400,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
  • 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK30 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Animal feed goods and services• An animal feed contract, including other services and goods, is to be offered for tender at TCCG including Duchy College Stoke Climsland, Bicton College, Budleigh Salterton, and Duchy College Rosewarne.• This is likely to be for a three year term, starting from September 1st 2021.• This will be to offer the supply of a variety of animal feeds products, as well as the option to include nutritional advice, to these sites.• Products will include but are not limited to dairy parlour cakes, TMR blends, youngstock rearing products, additional feed products as required to run the dairy herd, dry cow products, as well as a range of feeds for sheep and pigs.• Methods which will allow us to purchase these products at best value will be invited, including the provision for forward purchasing.• Expected qualities and qualities required, including expected specifications of products will be requested as part of the tender.• Methods of monitoring the performance of our business, and forms of benchmarking, will be requested.• A single contact person will be requested.• Details of the logistics of delivery will also be required.• There will be an opportunity for questions to be asked in person during the tender process to allow any queries to be raised and addressed.• We will be interested to know how you reduce your environmental footprint, and how you can help us reduce ours.A key element of this process will be around Future Farm, our flagship dairy facility at Stoke Climsland. We will be interested in how you will help us make the most of this resource, and if you have any desire or need to consider a range of trials and research opportunities. Equally though, we will also be interested in your opinion on maximising the use of our other businesses, especially at Bicton Home Farm, Bicton College.We will request information on how the winning supplier and ourselves could work together more closely.This could include anything that is able to be offered but could include:• Site visits that the supplier could offer to our learners.• Other goods and services that can be sourced through the company - through stores or other departments of the company• Ability to offer teaching expertise or guest lecturing to our learners• Links to industry professionals that can visit us or who our learners can visit• Mutual marketing benefits to each party• Apprenticeship linkages and benefits - regards the Apprenticeship levy.• Training that TCCG can offer to the supplier yourselves.

two.2.14) Additional information

PIN Notice Only

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

16 June 2021


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: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Prior Information Notice - Prior Information OnlyAnimal feed goods and services