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Published 24 Nov 2023, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT20% below published estimate

Submissions closed 3 Jan 2024awarded 4 Mar 2024

Awarded to Jubilee Veterinary Centre Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has awarded this contract to a suitably qualified and experienced economic operator ‘Bidder’ for the provision of animal healthcare services at Belfast Zoo.

This ITT set out the information that was required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals were also assessed before any contract award was made.

CPV: Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services · Zoological garden services · Zoological services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1As stated in the specification and pricing scheduleAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast

Extensions: The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of 2 years. The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 3 years (2 + 1 years). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor. The Council reserves the right to purchase the following additional Goods or Services under this Contract during the Contract Period: - • Additional requirements not listed in the Pricing Schedule i.e. animal size/ type and additional equipment, and supplementary items necessary to support the zoo. This may include labour/ staff required and associated hire costs. • Cover for other Council Premises and departments that require animal healthcare related services e.g. dog/ animal control. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in these circumstances where value for money is not demonstrated. The Council reserves the right to add or remove items from the Contract in line with the Council’s requirements. Where the Council identifies an additional requirement to be added the Contractor will be expected to price based similar items priced in the Pricing Schedule. Any Contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. · The Contract shall be effective from the date of award of Contract for an initial period of 2 years. The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 3 years (2 + 1 years). Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.Variant bids: not allowed

92530000 Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services 92532000 Zoological garden services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 45%Price: 40%Social value: 15%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Service Delivery: 25%
Resources: 12.5%
Contract Management and Continuous Improvement: 7.5%
price: 40%
Social Value: 15%

Published award criteria (5)

Service Delivery: 25
Resources: 12.5
Contract Management and Continuous Improvement: 7.5
Social Value: 15
Price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 24 Nov 2023, 13:16 GMT
Last source update: 5 Mar 2024, 16:45 GMT
Award evaluation window: 3 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference: T2435
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-007096
Classification (CPV): Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve servicesZoological garden servicesZoological services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041cab Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 3 Jan 2024, 12:30 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

3 Jan 2024 → 5 Mar 2024 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
3 Jan 2024, 12:30 GMT
Notice published
5 Mar 2024, 16:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
5 Mar 2024, 16:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jubilee Veterinary Centre LtdSMEAnimal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo · Jubilee Veterinary Centre LtdSME
Signed
4 Mar 2024
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Jubilee Veterinary Centre LtdAwarded supplier Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria