--- title: "Farm Business Survey" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2019-11-12" --- # Farm Business Survey Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is currently in the tender stage for the "Farm Business Survey," aimed at collecting data from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021, with an option to extend for up to 24 months. This contract is primarily categorised under the services industry and is located in Edinburgh, UK. The open procurement process aims to award the tender to a single supplier, with the submission deadline set for 25 July 2019 at 12:00. Interested parties will submit applications electronically, following the guidelines available on the public tenders platform. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in agricultural surveys, data analysis, or related services to expand their portfolios. Companies with a solid background in providing quality data collection and analysis services, particularly those that can demonstrate relevant experience and meet the specified criteria, would be well-suited to compete. The contract prioritises quality over price (70% quality and 30% price), indicating that bidders should focus on delivering high-calibre services to secure this contract with the Scottish Government. ## Notice Provision of Farm Business Survey 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021 with the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months arranged on an annual basis. The requirement will be awarded to a single supplier. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Case 431056 Farm Business Survey for the period 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021 with the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months arranged on an annual basis.. 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 Options: Tenderer to provide information for optional additional services, enhancements and ad hoc services: - Provide additional farms to the minimum sample -defined in the Specification - Provide carbon audit data for farms in the survey from the core sample of farms - Provide enterprise gross margin data for farms in the survey from the core sample of farms - Pilot test to expand the scope to include farms producing predominantly; pigs, poultry, horticulture (per unit), as defined in the Specification - Pilot test to expand the scope to include farms with a SLR less than 0.5 (per unit), as defined in the Specification - Provide data linkage with FBS and other data sources as defined in the Specification - Ad Hoc Service Requirements as defined in the Specification Renewal: Extension for up to 24 months arranged on an annual basis. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV372112 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Nov 2019 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Oct 2019 | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £2,325,904 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SAC COMMERCIAL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services - 79211000 - Accounting services - 79212100 - Financial auditing services - 79311000 - Survey services - 79311300 - Survey analysis services ## Release History - 12 Nov 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV372112 - 5 Jun 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356419 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN356419 Farm Business Survey - Provision of Farm Business Survey 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021 with the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months arranged on an annual basis. The requirement will be awarded to a single supplier. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV372112 Farm Business Survey - Provision of Farm Business Survey 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021 with the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months arranged on an annual basis. The requirement will be awarded to a single supplier. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583508.json.