Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Agricultural Analysis Services
Notice Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) with Request For Information (RFI) relates to FSS' requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Agricultural Analysis Services. This contract is intended to cover all Agricultural Analyst services required by FSS within Scotland. The RFI document can be found within the Additional Documents section of this PIN.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Food Standards Scotland intend to award a contract for the provision of Agricultural Analysis Services. The Agriculture Act 1970 requires Food Standards Scotland to appoint an Agricultural Analyst and one or more deputy Analysts, if required. Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No. 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products requires competent authorities to designate official laboratories to carry out the laboratory analyses, tests and diagnoses on samples taken during official controls and other official activities. The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 24 months. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is in the process of developing a model of official control delivery for animal feed (implementation planned for 1 April 2021). The proposal to develop legislation to transfer the competence for feed is currently out for consultation. The model will see competence for feed law functions, including official control delivery and enforcement, transferring to FSS with FSS having the power to delegate delivery to third parties. FSS will be legally responsible throughout. The analysis function requirements are laid out in law in that the competent authority (FSS from April 2021) is required to appoint an Agricultural Analyst. There are currently 4 Agricultural Analysts across Scotland, employed by Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow City Councils. They currently act as the Agricultural Analysts for the 31 local authority Trading standards (feed) services across Scotland.. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Request For Information (RFI) is intended to help inform the procurement strategy and route to market. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it is also intended to establish the available capacity in the market to tender at this point in time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000623246
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388187
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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- CPV Codes
71620000 - Analysis services
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
77100000 - Agricultural services
77110000 - Services incidental to agricultural production
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £875,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20206 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Sep 2020Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Food Standards Scotland (FSS)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB11 5RL
- Postcode Area
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Torry/Ferryhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN388187&idx=1
15th June 2020 - Request for Information - Provision of Agricultural Analyst Services for Food Standards Scotland -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388187
Provision of Agricultural Analysis Services - This Prior Information Notice (PIN) with Request For Information (RFI) relates to FSS' requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Agricultural Analysis Services. This contract is intended to cover all Agricultural Analyst services required by FSS within Scotland. The RFI document can be found within the Additional Documents section of this PIN.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.