Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
College of Agriculture Food Rural Enterprise CAFRE
76 Dungannon Rd
Cookstown
BT80 9AE
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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.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 4923404 - DAERA - CAFRE - Farming for the Generations
Reference number
4923404
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This tender is for the administration and delivery of a pilot Farming for the Generations scheme. This scheme will be delivered as part of the DAERA future Agricultural Policy Programme. The Contractor will be required to implement and deliver the Farming for the Generations pilot scheme through Implementing an Awareness Campaign, Planning for Succession Workshops, Preparing the Successor Training, Leading Succession Workshops and Farming in Partnerships .
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: £721,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender is for the administration and delivery of a pilot Farming for the Generations scheme. This scheme will be delivered as part of the DAERA future Agricultural Policy Programme. The Contractor will be required to implement and deliver the Farming for the Generations pilot scheme through Implementing an Awareness Campaign, Planning for Succession Workshops, Preparing the Successor Training, Leading Succession Workshops and Farming in Partnerships .
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Awareness Campaign / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Planning for Succession / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Preparing the Successor / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Farming in Partnership / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Leading Succession / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC6 Mentors Experience / Weighting: 10.4
Quality criterion - Name: AC7 Trainers Experience / Weighting: 9.6
Quality criterion - Name: AC8 Contract Management / Weighting: 9.6
Quality criterion - Name: AC9 Social Value / Weighting: 10.4
Cost criterion - Name: total contract cost / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The option to extend for a further 12 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The option to extend for a further 12 months.
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: 2024/S 000-009220
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
ID 4923404 - DAERA - CAFRE - Farming for the Generations
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RURAL SUPPORT
The Lodge Loughry College
COOKSTOWN
BT80 9AA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £721,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £721,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract In lieu of termination. CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended
UK
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was. communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award. decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to challenge the. award decision before the contract was entered into.