Notice Information
Notice Title
FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification
Notice Description
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being E.L.M Payment Rate Verification
Lot Information
Lot 1: Payment rate development
Lot 1: Payment rate development * Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority's need. * Completion of payment rate price base reviews every three years or more often in the case of an exceptional price review. * The deliverables in this case will be updated payment recipes and data for points 1 and 2 respectively added to the payments rate calculator spreadsheet. * 10 working days to complete payment recipes. Deadlines set in agreement at time of issue of work package. * Payment recipes updated on the Live Spreadsheet for verification, upon completion of work package.
Renewal: Option to extend - 2x 12 month extensions
Lot 2: Payment rate verificationLot 2: Payment rate verification * Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority's need. * The deliverables in this case will be a report on the accuracy of the payment rates developed including the accuracy of assumptions and data. * 10 working days to complete verification. Deadlines set in agreement at time of issue of work package. * Initial verification comments provided to the authority upon completion of work package. * Report compiling verification comments provided to the Authority following completion of large work packages. To be agreed at time of issue of work package.
Renewal: Option to extend - 2x 12 month extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058688
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074898-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £999,999 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Nov 2025 - 11 Nov 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Contact Name
- Lindy Macnamee
- Contact Email
- joanne.parkin@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074898-2025
18th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074861-2025
18th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065489-2025
15th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048179-2025
12th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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"title": "Completion of verification of annual payment review rates.",
"description": "Every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority's need. Completion of verification within agreed timelines at least 98% at all times",
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"id": "frequency",
"period": {
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}
]
},
{
"id": "2",
"title": "Report compiling verification comments provided to the Authority following completion of large work packages.",
"description": "To be agreed at time of issue of work package. Completion of verification within agreed timelines - at least 98% complete during the timelines.",
"observations": [
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"id": "frequency",
"period": {
"durationInMonths": 12
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "3",
"title": "Complete any adhoc work within the agreed upon timelines.",
"description": "Completion of verification within agreed timelines, approved by SRO at least 98% at all times.",
"observations": [
{
"id": "frequency",
"period": {
"durationInMonths": 12
}
}
]
}
],
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"id": "074898-2025",
"documentType": "contractNotice",
"noticeType": "UK7",
"description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074898-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-11-18T15:56:26Z",
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