Official UK procurement notice
Farm Business Survey · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement for the provision of Farm Business Survey from 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2025 with the option to extend for a period of up to 36 months arranged on an annual basis. Note that in the final year of the contract only, the end date
will be 31 March 2025/2026/2027 or 2028 dependent on the extension options taken up due to required final year activity.
- Recurrence: Summer 2024/25/26 or 27 depending on extensions used.
CPV: Accounting services · Agricultural services · Financial auditing services · Research services · Survey analysis services · Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of around 400 farm businesses in…Renewal
The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of around 400 farm businesses in Scotland and collects data directly from them through farm visits and detailed examination of each business’s books, paperwork or online accounts. Some physical information is also collected, primarily to classify farms by type and tenure. Stringent methodology is applied to the audit of farm accounts in order to produce internationally comparable farm management accounting information. Its primary purpose is to provide a body of physical and financial data designed to give insight into the economic condition of agriculture throughout Scotland. The FBS provides important data under the
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 Part 2.
The contract will run from 1 February 2023 for 24 months with an option to extend for a period of up to 36 months arranged on an annual basis. Due to final year activity, the final year of the contract will be slightly longer and will end on 31 March 2025/26/27/28 depending on any extension period taken up.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
4B.4 - Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio:
Current Ratio
The acceptable range for the financial ratio is:
Greater than 1.00
The ratio will be calculated as follows:
Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities
4B.5.1.a to 4B.5.3 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10m GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 5m GBP
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5m GBP
Minimum: Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio greater than 1.00 Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10m GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5m GBP Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5m GBP - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
4C.10 - Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
4D.1 - Quality Management Procedures - The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · Summer 2024/25/26 or 27 depending on extensions used.
- First published
- 30 Jun 2022, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2022, 16:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Case/582944- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020529- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034c6aFind a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21943. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Community benefits have been considered and are not directly related to the type of services required. However, the standard information on the Scottish Government approach to community benefits will be inserted into the ITT and bidders will be asked to outline their approach to community benefits as a non-scored response. If successful, the winning bidder will be required to discuss the content of their community benefit proposal and agree a plan for the delivery of the agreed community benefits which will become a condition of the contract. (SC Ref:701372)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Jul 2022 → 30 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected26 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jul 2022, 16:43 BST
- Submission deadline30 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2022- Status changed to active27 Jul 2022, 16:43 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2022, 16:43 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST27 Jul 2022, 16:43 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.