United Kingdom-BELFAST: DAERA – AFBI – Supply and Delivery of a Grass Plot Harvester (ID 4590167)

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-035961/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: DAERA – AFBI
Postal address: 18A Newforge Lane
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT9 5PX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Email: Collaboration.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: DAERA – AFBI – Supply and Delivery of a Grass Plot Harvester (ID 4590167)

Reference number: ID 4590167
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 16000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) requires a Grass Plot Harvester, to cut experimental plots. AFBI is Northern Ireland’s largest multidisciplinary science and technology organisation, with a vision of advancing the local and global agri-food sectors through delivery of scientific excellence. AFBI conducts agricultural field experiments at a number of locations throughout NI. A grass plot harvester is required in order to meet the scientific requirements of a number of research projects. A £45 million Soil Nutrient Health Scheme, funded by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is currently underway across NI. Part of this project involves fertiliser trials at eight experimental sites. A plot harvester is used to cut the grass on experimental plots three times a year, across the eight sites. This involves transport of a harvester and other heavy field equipment daily, for distances up to 120 miles return trip.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 120000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
16810000, 16600000, 16100000, 16800000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) requires a Grass Plot Harvester, to cut experimental plots. AFBI is Northern Ireland’s largest multidisciplinary science and technology organisation, with a vision of advancing the local and global agri-food sectors through delivery of scientific excellence. AFBI conducts agricultural field experiments at a number of locations throughout NI. A grass plot harvester is required in order to meet the scientific requirements of a number of research projects. A £45 million Soil Nutrient Health Scheme, funded by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is currently underway across NI. Part of this project involves fertiliser trials at eight experimental sites. A plot harvester is used to cut the grass on experimental plots three times a year, across the eight sites. This involves transport of a harvester and other heavy field equipment daily, for distances up to 120 miles return trip.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be…… regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting…… what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to… improve…. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance the matter will be escalated to… senior… management in Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and your performance does… not improve… to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your… expense as… provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice. of.. Unsatisfactory… Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. may,.. in accordance… with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement. competitions for. a. period of up. to.. three years

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2023-01-25 Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2023-04-25
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2023-01-25 Local time: 15:30 Place:Clare House

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:CPD Representatives

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures.
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)…. and,… where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information is…. communicated… to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the… unsuccessful. tenderers to… challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-12-20