The Employer Pays Principle Feasibility Study, within the Horticulture Value Chain. Migrants using the Seasonal Worker visa route are at risk of exploitation as reported in the ICIBI report (e.g. para 3.45) and DLME's UK Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022-23 which notes agriculture is a 'high risk sector' for seasonal workers. These risks include debt bondage ... DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal) The Employer Pays Principle Feasibility Study, within the Horticulture Value Chain. - Opportunity The Employer Pays Principle Feasibility Study, within the Horticulture Value Chain. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal) F01: Prior information notice (call for competition) Notice reference: 2024/S 000-031076 Published 27 September 2024, 5:46pm Watch this notice Contents Open all one. Contracting authorityI. Contracting authorityPress escape key to exit two. Object II. Object three. Legal, economic, financial and technical informationIII. Legal, economic, financial and technical information four. ProcedureIV. Procedure six. Complementary informationVI. Complementary information Download PDF version Share this notice Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy link Print this notice Report concerns about this procurement Section one: Contracting authoritySection I: Contracting authority one.1) Name and addressesI.1) Name and addresses DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal) Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Contact Defra Email dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk Telephone +44 3459335577 Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom Internet address(es) Main address https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs Buyer's address https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome one.2) Information about joint procurementI.2) Information about joint procurement The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body one.3) CommunicationI.3) Communication The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address one.4) Type of the contracting authorityI.4) Type of the contracting authority Ministry or any other national or federal authority one.5) Main activityI.5) Main activity Environment Section two: ObjectSection II: Object two.1) Scope of the procurementII.1) Scope of the procurement two.1.1) TitleII.1.1) Title The Employer Pays Principle Feasibility Study, within the Horticulture Value Chain. Reference number C26488 two.1.2) Main CPV codeII.1.2) Main CPV code 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services two.1.3) Type of contractII.1.3) Type of contract Services two.1.4) Short descriptionII.1.4) Short description Migrants using the Seasonal Worker visa route are at risk of exploitation as reported in the ICIBI report (e.g. para 3.45) and DLME's UK Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022-23 which notes agriculture is a 'high risk sector' for seasonal workers. These risks include debt bondage from costs incurred whilst travelling to and working in the UK and costs incurred in migrants’ home countries. Adoption of the Employer Pays Principle (EPP) has been cited by various organisations such as the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and many retailers as potentially important to mitigating these risks. IHRB defines the EPP as “No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.” The definition of recruitment fees and related costs in this project will match those of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) definition, i.e. “any fees or costs incurred in the recruitment process in order for workers to secure employment or placement, regardless two.1.5) Estimated total valueII.1.5) Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: £1 two.1.6) Information about lotsII.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: No two.2) DescriptionII.2) Description two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services two.2.3) Place of performanceII.2.3) Place of performance NUTS codes UK - United Kingdom two.2.4) Description of the procurementII.2.4) Description of the procurement Background to the specific work area relevant to this purchase Migrants using the Seasonal Worker visa route are at risk of exploitation as reported in the ICIBI report (e.g. para 3.45) and DLME's UK Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022-23 which notes agriculture is a 'high risk sector' for seasonal workers. These risks include debt bondage from costs incurred whilst travelling to and working in the UK and costs incurred in migrants’ home countries. Adoption of the Employer Pays Principle (EPP) has been cited by various organisations such as the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and many retailers as potentially important to mitigating these risks. IHRB defines the EPP as “No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.” The definition of recruitment fees and related costs in this project will match those of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) definition, i.e. “any fees or costs incurred in the recruitment process in two.2.5) Award criteriaII.2.5) Award criteria Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70 Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30 two.2.6) Estimated valueII.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £1 two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemII.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Start date 18 November 2024 End date 30 April 2025 two.2.13) Information about European Union FundsII.2.13) Information about European Union Funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical informationSection III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information three.1) Conditions for participationIII.1) Conditions for participation three.1.3) Technical and professional abilityIII.1.3) Technical and professional ability List and brief description of selection criteria The overall aim of the evaluation process is to select the Tender that is the most economically advantageous to the Authority, having regard to the Authority’s overall objectives and the criteria set out below. Evaluation of Responses will be undertaken by a panel appointed by the Authority. Each panel member will first undertake an independent evaluation of the Responses applying the relevant evaluation criteria for each question. Then, a moderation meeting will be held at which the evaluation panel will reach a consensus on the marking of each question. During the consensus meeting, the decision may be taken that a Response will not be carried forward to the next evaluation stage if the consensus view is that the Tenderer has failed to meet any minimum or mandatory requirements, and/or provided a non-compliant response. three.2) Conditions related to the contractIII.2) Conditions related to the contract three.2.2) Contract performance conditionsIII.2.2) Contract performance conditions KPIs Section four. ProcedureSection IV. Procedure four.1) DescriptionIV.1) Description four.1.1) Type of procedureIV.1.1) Type of procedure Competitive procedure with negotiation four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes four.2) Administrative informationIV.2) Administrative information four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interestIV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest Date 25 October 2024 Local time 12:00pm four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submittedIV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted English four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award proceduresIV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures 6 November 2024 Section six. Complementary informationSection VI. 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