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title: "Provision of Animal Feed Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000552192"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS)"
published: "2018-09-25"
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# Provision of Animal Feed Services

Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000552192

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## Summary

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is seeking a service provider for the "Provision of Animal Feed Services" to ensure compliance with EC and UK law in Scotland. This procurement falls within the services category and is classified under general public services. The tender is currently in the active stage, with bids due by 19 September 2018. The service areas include multiple Local Authority areas across Scotland such as Dumfries and Galloway, Highland, and Scottish Borders, among others. This open procurement will allow for electronic submissions through the designated public contracts platform.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the animal feed industry, including farmers, feed manufacturers, and suppliers interacting with animal feed businesses. Companies looking to participate should be prepared to demonstrate compliance with specific insurance requirements and possess relevant capabilities in delivering official controls and enforcement related to animal feed and food hygiene. Engaging with this contract could lead to long-term partnerships and growth within the public sector, particularly for those with expertise in technical and quality control services in animal feed regulation.

## Notice

The Service Provider shall provide the delivery of interventions (official controls) and enforcement of animal feed in accordance with EC and UK law in Scotland. In addition, when on farm to carry out its feed function, the Service Provider shall also carry out official controls and enforcement of food hygiene primary production. Interventions, for the purposes of this arrangement, are inspections and sampling visits. In fulfilling the requirements of this arrangement, the Service Provider shall do so in accordance with the Feed Manual and the draft Feed Enforcement Policy.

### Lot Information

comprising the Local Authority area of Dumfries and Galloway

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of Moray, Highland, Orkney Islands, Western Isles

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of Angus, City of Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Fife

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months.

comprising the Local Authority areas of Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, City of Glasgow

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of Scottish Borders, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

comprising the Local Authority areas of Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Shetland Islands

All feed businesses are within scope of this requirement: from farmers to feed manufacturers and former foodstuffs suppliers that supply the animal feed industry, except where pre-existing arrangements are in place. For a full list of the different types of feed businesses, please see link below: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business All legislation relating to feed is included within scope, including feed hygiene, feed additives, undesirables and feed labelling and composition. Historically, FSS has encouraged local authorities to carry out feed and food primary production interventions at the same time due to the similarity between the Annex I (primary production)requirements of the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (No. 183/2005) and the Annex I (primary production) requirements of the EU Food Hygiene Regulation (No. 852/2004). FSS acknowledges the benefits this has for businesses therefore, most, but not all, food primary production is included within scope of this requirement. Food hygiene on farm shall be inspected at the same time as feed hygiene on farm. This applies to most arable and livestock farms. The table in the specification details which food primary production feed activities come within scope of this arrangement, and where they do not, who is responsible. Throughout this document, where reference is made to feed, it must be interpreted as also including food primary production that is within scope of this requirement. FSS shall take a greater role than currently in the delivery of administrative functions for feed, including processing of intelligence and horizon scanning to inform risk analysis, intervention planning and development of guidance and officer training. The detail of Service Provider and FSS functions are provided in Chapter 1 of the Feed Manual.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP332427 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS) |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB11 5RL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Torry/Ferryhill |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM6 Highlands and Islands, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM65 Orkney Islands, TLM66 Shetland Islands, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City, TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, TLM78 West Lothian, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond, TLM82 Glasgow City, TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire, TLM84 North Lanarkshire, TLM91 Scottish Borders, TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway, TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, TLM94 South Ayrshire, TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15700000 - Animal feedstuffs

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP332427
- 14 Sep 2018 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP331518
- 3 Aug 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327113

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=8
  14th September 2018 - Revised Feed Manual
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=7
  14th September 2018 - Revised Instructions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=6
  14th September 2018 - Revised Contract Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=5
  14th September 2018 - Description of amendments to ITT
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=4
  8th August 2018 - Attached separately in case embedded spreadsheet in Instructions to Tenderers is difficult to open.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=1
  6th August 2018 - European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=2
  6th August 2018 - Contract Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327113&idx=3
  6th August 2018 - Instructions to Tenderers
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327113
  Provision of Animal Feed Services - The Service Provider shall provide the delivery of interventions (official controls) and enforcement of animal feed in accordance with EC and UK law in Scotland. In addition, when on farm to carry out its feed function, the Service Provider shall also carry out official controls and enforcement of food hygiene primary production. Interventions, for the purposes of this arrangement, are inspections and sampling visits. In fulfilling the requirements of this arrangement, the Service Provider shall do so in accordance with the Feed Manual and the draft Feed Enforcement Policy.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP332427
  Provision of Animal Feed Services - The Service Provider shall provide the delivery of interventions (official controls) and enforcement of animal feed in accordance with EC and UK law in Scotland. In addition, when on farm to carry out its feed function, the Service Provider shall also carry out official controls and enforcement of food hygiene primary production. Interventions, for the purposes of this arrangement, are inspections and sampling visits. In fulfilling the requirements of this arrangement, the Service Provider shall do so in accordance with the Feed Manual and the draft Feed Enforcement Policy.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.foodstandards.gov.scot
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000552192
- https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-an-animal-feed-business

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