ID 5602223 - DAERA – Supply of Official Veterinarian Services

Description

DAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract. Lot 1: Lot 1 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Inspection facilities DAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them. Lot 2: Lot 2 – Supply of OVs for Northern Ireland Meat Establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores) DAERA is seeking to establish a contract for the supply of Official Veterinarian (OV) services to deliver official controls and official activities in various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The OVs will be considered as the Supplier’s key personnel throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is solely a services contract, there will be no opportunity for employment with the Buyer through this Contract. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.