Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Helen Muller
Telephone
+44 3459335577
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Monitoring food in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Reference number
P-35605
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Defra’s Northern Ireland Programme aims to implement the Windsor Framework, key to which is ensuring the smooth flow of agrifood trade within the UK internal market. This project seeks to understand trends in agrifood choice, availability and price in Northern Ireland and comparator UK regions.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To assess the impacts of the Windsor Framework, particularly the effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme, this project seeks to understand historic agrifood choice, prices and ideally availability, to establish baseline levels, and to monitor these going forward as phases of the Windsor Framework are implemented. To understand whether trends observed are unique to Northern Ireland and not a product of other factors affecting the UK-wide agrifood sector, the project also need to assess these trends in other UK regions.
This project will acquire data and/or analysis to understand baseline levels and ongoing trends in agrifood choice, price and if possible, availability across UK regions. We will require this for a range of pre-defined agrifood product categories at different levels of granularity. We will also look to include flexibility to explore more detailed views of products as needs arise. In addition to once-off analysis on historic trends to establish baselines, we would look to acquire regular instalments of data/analysis to monitor ongoing trends. This will allow us to assess, on an ongoing basis, in real time, whether, and if so how, choice, prices and availability of agri-food goods has changed or is changing over time in Northern Ireland.
two.2.14) Additional information
Pre-election period
This work constitutes business as usual activity for Defra and is crucial to ensuring the continued smooth functioning of government and public services during this time.
This procurement will be under the CCS framework RM6126 Research and Insights, details via this link
https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126
. Register to the Dynamic Purchasing System via this link:
Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk)
Supplier should apply to be admitted onto this framework/DPS before 21st June 2024.
A supplier shortlist will be generated from that date.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 June 2024
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