Opportunity

Digital Grain Passport

  • AHDB

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-021087

Published 25 August 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

AHDB

Stoneleigh Park

Kenilworth

SW1P 3JR

Email

procurement@ahdb.org.uk

Telephone

+44 2072385921

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ahdb.org.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Agriculture


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Digital Grain Passport

Reference number

2020-438

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is seeking proposals from companies to provide a digital data hub allowing data exchange between participants in combinable crop supply chains, AHDB and the wider industry. Every combinable crop grower, haulier, merchant and processor in the UK will have access to it. Part of the project’s ambition is to replace the current paper passport process for combinable crop movements across the UK.

The project’s objectives are to:

• Build on the earlier eGrain Passport pilot project and develop a fully operational system for all combinable crops and all supply chains across the UK

• Expand the scope to include other data as required and agreed with industry

• Pilot the system across the full range of supply chains found in the UK Cereals & Oilseeds sector

• Work with industry to drive system rollout across the UK.

The core requirement is to build a fully functioning digital data hub for the UK Cereals and Oilseeds sector allowing data to be shared both up and down supply chains, including replacing the current paper grain passports in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Beyond this the data hub must be flexible enough to capture additional data over and above the core passport data, as required by industry and allow it to be accessed by others in the supply chain.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is seeking proposals from companies to provide a digital data hub allowing data exchange between participants in combinable crop supply chains, AHDB and the wider industry. Every combinable crop grower, haulier, merchant and processor in the UK will have access to it. Part of the project’s ambition is to replace the current paper passport process for combinable crop movements across the UK.

The project’s objectives are to:

• Build on the earlier eGrain Passport pilot project and develop a fully operational system for all combinable crops and all supply chains across the UK

• Expand the scope to include other data as required and agreed with industry

• Pilot the system across the full range of supply chains found in the UK Cereals & Oilseeds sector

• Work with industry to drive system rollout across the UK.

The core requirement is to build a fully functioning digital data hub for the UK Cereals and Oilseeds sector allowing data to be shared both up and down supply chains, including replacing the current paper grain passports in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Beyond this the data hub must be flexible enough to capture additional data over and above the core passport data, as required by industry and allow it to be accessed by others in the supply chain.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 March 2022

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

3 years +1+1

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

22 September 2021

Local time

3:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

22 September 2021

Local time

3:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

AHDB

Kenilworth

Country

United Kingdom