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
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
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
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
33231 - Provision of Official Seed Certification Labels
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30199760 - Labels
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Devolved Authorities (DA’s) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Seeds Marketing Regulations require official labels to be used when sealing packages of certified seed. APHA manage the contract for supply of Certification labels on behalf of the DA’s and are responsible for putting in place a contract for the provision of seed labels which meets the required standards of the governing bodies.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 39561131 - Textile labels
- 79810000 - Printing services
- 79820000 - Services related to printing
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender will grant a concession contract to the successful Concessionaire to supply official labels for use in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Concessionaire will be responsible for the provision of official seed labels to Licensed Seed Companies. These labels will be used by the companies on varying sizes of bags, ranging from 25kg to 1 tonne tote bags of certified seed in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The Concessionaire will need to supply tear-resistant labels for sewing on to fabric/tote seed bags, and self-adhesive (glassine) labels for sticking on to non-fabric bags. There are approximately 20 specified formats of labels which mainly vary by colour, but some have specific size requirements as well.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
5 August 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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Other Contracting Authorities: This Framework Agreement is primarily intended to meet the needs of the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA), however the Framework will be open to other Contracting Bodies listed below:
• Ministry of Defence (MoD)
• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
• Department of Health (DoH)
• Home Office (HO)
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
• Scottish Government (SG)
• Welsh Government (WG)
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
• Food Standards Agency (FSA) Scotland
• Cefas (an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs).
• All Local Authorities across England, Scotland and Wales. (Available at https://www.local.gov.uk/oursupport/
guidance-and-resources/communications-support/digital-councils/social-media/go-further/az-
councils-online (for England and Wales) and https://www.scottishlaw.org.uk/scotlaw/locgov.html (for
Scotland)).