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title: "T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041cab"
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# T2435 - Animal Healthcare Services at Belfast Zoo

Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041cab

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007096-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £400,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8DJ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland, TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JUBILEE VETERINARY CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 77400000 - Zoological services
- 92530000 - Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services
- 92532000 - Zoological garden services

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2024 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007096-2024
- 24 Nov 2023 at 13:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034813-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk
- https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

## Provenance

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