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title: "Monitoring+Maintenance of a Remote Temperature + Environmental Monitoring System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044a11"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Monitoring+Maintenance of a Remote Temperature + Environmental Monitoring System

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044a11

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## Summary

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), represented by Defra, is in the final stages of awarding a contract for the Monitoring and Maintenance of a Remote Temperature and Environmental Monitoring System. The procurement falls under the services category and involves cloud and sensor monitoring, planned maintenance, and calibration. The contract will be awarded to Checkit Europe Ltd following a 10-day standstill period after the notice publication.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in environmental monitoring services to engage with APHA. Due to the specialized nature of the services required and Checkit Europe Ltd's unique position as the sole provider with intellectual property rights to the equipment, competition is limited. Businesses with capabilities in cloud monitoring and sensor technology are well-suited to compete for this contract, which involves delivering services across various APHA locations, with the main delivery address in Addlestone, Surrey.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that Defra (on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)) intends to enter into a contract with Checkit Europe Ltd for cloud and sensor monitoring, onsite planned maintenance and UKAS-accredited onsite calibration of the existing (Checkit) remote temperature and environmental monitoring system.

Defra intends to award this contract following the expiry of a voluntary standstill period, 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that Defra (on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)) intends to enter into a contract with Checkit Europe Ltd for cloud and sensor monitoring, onsite planned maintenance and UKAS-accredited onsite calibration of the existing (Checkit) remote temperature and environmental monitoring system.

Defra intends to award this contract following the expiry of a voluntary standstill period, 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

### Procurement Information

Based on the information detailed below, the conclusion is that Checkit Europe Ltd is the only supplier able to provide these Services (and replacement equipment) to APHA. To the best of our knowledge and investigations it is concluded that, given the Supplier's exclusive rights (IPR) to the equipment, and therefore the Services, only the incumbent Supplier can maintain the existing Remote Temperature and Environmental Monitoring (RTEM) system within APHA. 

- Checkit has confirmed that they own IP in the equipment and software provided to / accessed by APHA under the current contract. Further investigation by APHA has confirmed that there are no re-sellers of CAM+ Equipment providing related temperature monitoring services (so a restricted competition amongst current distributors would not be a valid route to market). 

- To enable connection between the equipment and Supplier software, it would appear that a new supplier would have to install their own equipment to APHA laboratories, which links to their own software package. This would involve replacing approximately 824 items of Equipment across the APHA estate. To unnecessarily remove and replace functioning Equipment would not only be a considerable expense and have a negative sustainability impact but would also, critically, have a significant and unacceptably disruptive effect on business-as-usual APHA scientific activities across the whole laboratory estate. (This would include containment facilities that can only be accessed by maintenance personnel during planned shutdowns, which only happen once per year.)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008725-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £687,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHECKIT EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2024 at 17:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008725-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.checkit.net
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

## Provenance

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