--- title: "Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY" published: "2024-04-10" --- # Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e3a0935d-25ca-4ba7-9c80-d46232ae8567.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2049ba1-d06d-4762-91c4-fdc5ac71ef9e | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 11 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £303,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY | | Locality | YORK | | Post town | York | | Postcode | YO1 7PR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE21 York | | Local authority | York | | Electoral ward | Guildhall | | Westminster constituency | York Central | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 85200000 - Veterinary services ## Release History - 10 Apr 2024 at 18:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2049ba1-d06d-4762-91c4-fdc5ac71ef9e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2049ba1-d06d-4762-91c4-fdc5ac71ef9e 10th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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