Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 14 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision and Maintenance of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D requirements - Project ref 32705

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

2 lotsServicesMax 2 lots per supplier
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2022from the planned procurement notice
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of vegetables and an array of peas. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of vegetable and pea species. The successful supplier(s) will have facilities to operate extensive cold and dry storage. Propagation and planting out facilities suitable for multiple commercial species and the ability to supply materials to researchers on request, in line with our commitments under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

An online supplier information event will be held on Wednesday 20th of July 2022. For an invitation to the event, please contact Helen.Evans@defra.gov.uk no later than 16:00 on Tuesday 19th of July 2022.

CPV: Laboratory services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Vegetable GenebankPlanned

Facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of vegetables. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of vegetable species. The successful supplier(s) will have facilities to operate extensive cold and dry storage. Propagation and planting out facilities suitable for multiple commercial species and the ability to supply materials to researchers on request, in line with our commitments under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Pea GenebankPlanned

Facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of peas. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of pea species. The successful supplier(s) will have facilities to operate extensive cold and dry storage. Propagation and planting out facilities suitable for multiple commercial species and the ability to supply materials to researchers on request, in line with our commitments under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Delivery: UK

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
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 Vegetable Genebank Lot 2 Pea Genebank

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
Authority reference
32705
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019251
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areas
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0351db Find a Tender

Publisher note: Defra have a requirement for the facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of vegetables and an array of peas. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of vegetable and pea species. The successful supplier(s) will have facilities to operate extensive cold and dry storage. Propagation and planting out facilities suitable for multiple commercial species and the ability to supply materials to researchers on request, in line with Defra's commitments under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Further information will be offered at a supplier information event to be held on 20/07/2022 via Microsoft Teams. For an invitation to this event, please e-mail Helen.Evans@defra.gov.uk no later than 16:00 on 19/07/2022.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Jul 2022 → 1 Sept 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact name, email, phone
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Defra Group CommercialProcess contact point Leeds, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.