Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS23-118 Statutory shellfish sample collection
Authority: Cefas
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis opportunity is to appoint a suitable organisation to collect the water and shellfish samples required for the purpose of the FSS shellfish official control monitoring programme.
CPV: Analysis services · Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production and relaying areas…AwardedRenewalPublished value£850,000
Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production and relaying areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the competent authority with responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the Scottish shellfish official control (OC) monitoring programme.<br/>Cefas is the laboratory designated by FSS to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of this programme across Scotland. Services delegated to Cefas include co-ordinating the programme, arranging the collection of samples and delivering the required testing, and this in line with relevant national legislation as well as FSS policies and protocols.<br/>This opportunity is to appoint a suitable organisation to collect the water and shellfish samples required for the purpose of the FSS shellfish official control monitoring programme.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 6 Oct 2023, 11:53 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2024, 08:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C22699- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001370- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04088aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
Timeline
21 Sept 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Bids opened21 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published16 Jan 2024, 08:57 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2024, 08:57 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMMH (Scotland) Ltd | £1,944,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001370-2024-1 · HMMH (Scotland) Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2023
- Value
- £1,944,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HMMH (Scotland) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.