Award

T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Mar 2024 at 16:45

Tender

24 Nov 2023 at 13:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Belfast City Council has awarded a contract for Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo to Jubilee Veterinary Centre Ltd. The contract covers zoological services and is valued at £400,000. The contract was signed on 4th March 2024, following a tender process assessing quality, social value, and pricing proposals.

The active tender for the provision of Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo offers business opportunities for economic operators. The tender has a value of £500,000 and a contract duration of 1800 days, with the possibility of extensions. Interested bidders are required to submit their tenders electronically or in writing by 3rd January 2024. Businesses in the zoological services industry with experience in animal healthcare are well-suited to compete for this tender.

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Notice Title

T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo

Notice 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

As stated in the specification and pricing schedule

Options: 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.

Renewal: 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041cab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007096-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

77400000 - Zoological services

92530000 - Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

92532000 - Zoological garden services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Lewis Murray
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland, TLN06 Belfast

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JUBILEE VETERINARY CENTRE

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