Tender

Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales

FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY

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Tender

10 Apr 2024 at 18:27

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Food Standards Agency has released a tender for the Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales. This 5-year contract, with a 2-year extension option, has an estimated total value ranging from £180 million to £303 million. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, and the tender deadline is set for 11th June 2024. The contracting authority is based in York, United Kingdom, and the main procurement categories are services related to veterinary and health services.

This tender from the Food Standards Agency offers opportunities for businesses to provide managed services for official veterinarians and auxiliaries in meat establishments and other approved premises. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties can access further details and apply through the Atamis e-sourcing portal. For queries or assistance, they can contact the Helpdesk at 0800 9956035 or support-health@atamis.co.uk.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales

Notice Description

This contract is for the provision of a managed service for contract Official Veterinarians (cOV) and contract Official Auxiliaries (cOA) to undertake the delivery of Official Controls in accordance with assimilated EU and UK law in Third Party Premises (Food Business Operator Premises) which are approved by FSA. These are meat establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting Premises and approved game handling establishments) which are owned and operated by a Food Business Operator. On occasion, attendance at premises under local authority control and Dairy Establishments may be required. This is a 5 year contract with an optional 2 year extension. The value of the Contract for all lots is estimated to be between PS180,000,000 for 5 years and the total of PS303,000,000 for the total duration, including the extension (PS180 million - PS303 million). The estimated value of each lot is indicated within the notice for each respective lot. Please note the total value of the Contract and the values on a per lot basis are estimated values and FSA expect tenderers to calculate their bids based on the cost of delivering the service for each lot that you bid for. Tenders will be evaluated on a lot by lot basis subject to the selection criteria set out in the Qualification Envelope and the award criteria and minimum requirements set out in the Evaluation Document. There are restrictions on the number of lots that can be awarded to a Tenderer subject to certain exceptions as set out in the Contract Notice Wording Document. The FSA may request the Supplier to provide Services to certain other government departments as listed in Annex 3 of the Specification. Tenders should review all information issued in order to prepare their response to the Qualification Envelope, Tender Response and Commercial Input Template. This is set out in the ITT, TUPE and Immigration Wording Document, Specification, Contract, Qualification Envelope, Evaluation Document, Contract Notice Wording Document. The FSA does not bind itself to accept any tender and is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this opportunity. Where the FSA chooses to award a Contract for any Lot, this will be subject to the Contract issued within the ITT documents. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2049ba1-d06d-4762-91c4-fdc5ac71ef9e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85200000 - Veterinary services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£303,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
Contact Name
FSA Commercial
Contact Email
fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 7PR
Post Town
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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