Agricultural and Environmental Advice Services

Concepts

• agricultural services
• agricultural and environmental advice services
• cardiff
• control of agricultural pollution regulations
• agricultural land tribunal
• agriculture, fishing and forestry
• agricultural land classification
• environmental impact assessments
• agricultural pollution
• wide range of services

Location

Pan Wales

Description

The Welsh Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations and includes the following areas: -Agricultural pollution, climate change, environment and biodiversity - Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA Agriculture). - Agricultural Land Tribunal. - Plant Health, Invasive Non-Native Species, Pesticides and Biocides, Seeds, Genetically Modified (GM) crops and Wildlife. - Soils (including Agricultural Land Classification – ALC - and peatlands), - Agricultural tenancies, - Agricultural Minimum Wage - Any other additional agricultural or environmental advice. Much of the work completed under this contract is vital to ensuring that our statutory duties are met.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Welsh Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations. A 3 year contract will be awarded valued at approximately GBP 500,000 per annum with an option to extend by a further year. Details of the procurement can be found within this notice and the tender exercise including all documentation can be found on eTenderWales - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/.

Renewal Options

Option to extend by 12 months, valued at up to GBP 500,000.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77100000 - Agricultural services
• 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
• 90700000 - Environmental services
• 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
• 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services
• 90714300 - Sectoral environmental auditing services
• 90714400 - Activity specific environmental auditing services
• 90714500 - Environmental quality control services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122264 Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: Non-core Community benefits are required by all bidders as set out in Section 20 of the Specification. (WA Ref:122264) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.