Developing a Methodology to Assess Positive Animal Welfare Using Behaviour-analytic and Ethological Approaches

Ziel dieser Ausschreibung ist es, einen Bieter zu finden, der sein Fachwissen auf dem Gebiet der Tierschutzforschung (Ethologie, Tierwissenschaften) und der Verhaltensanalyse (experimentelle und angewandte Verhaltensanalyse, Verhaltenspharmakologie) kombiniert, um eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Methodik zu entwickeln, mit der die Präferenzen und Wahlmöglichkeiten von Tieren bewertet werden können („das Tier befragen“), die …

CPV: 73110000 Servicios de investigación
Lugar de ejecución:
Developing a Methodology to Assess Positive Animal Welfare Using Behaviour-analytic and Ethological Approaches
Organismo adjudicador:
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Número de premio:
OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/03

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Developing a Methodology to Assess Positive Animal Welfare Using Behaviour-analytic and Ethological Approaches
Description : The purpose of this call for tenders is to identify a tenderer in order to combine expertise in the field of animal welfare science (ethology, animal sciences) and behaviour analysis (experimental and applied behaviour analysis, behavioural pharmacology) to develop a scientifically robust methodology to assess animals’ preferences and choice (‘asking the animal’), assess the reinforcing properties of these preferences, and use the animal’s viewpoint expressed by those choices to develop indicators for positive animal welfare on farm. A second objective is to recommend a methodology to assess the effect of feed additives on animal welfare, for example applying experimental protocols applied in behavioural pharmacology to the effect of substances (drugs or dietary) on behaviour.
Procedure identifier : a72ce6d4-48dc-49ec-a626-acbc59727583
Previous notice : 399281-2023
Internal identifier : OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/03
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Via carlo Magno, 1A
Town : Parma
Postcode : 43126
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Parma ( ITH52 )
Country : Italy

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 500 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Developing a Methodology to Assess Positive Animal Welfare Using Behaviour-analytic and Ethological Approaches
Description : To combine expertise in the field of animal welfare science (ethology, animal sciences) and behaviour analysis (experimental and applied behaviour analysis, behavioural pharmacology) to develop a scientifically robust methodology to assess animals’ preferences and choice (‘asking the animal’), assess the reinforcing properties of these preferences, and use the animal’s viewpoint expressed by those choices to develop indicators for positive animal welfare on farm. A second objective is to recommend a methodology to assess the effect of feed additives on animal welfare, for example applying experimental protocols applied in behavioural pharmacology to the effect of substances (drugs or dietary) on behaviour.
Internal identifier : OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/03

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Via Carlo Magno, 1A
Town : Parma
Postcode : 43123
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Parma ( ITH52 )
Country : Italy
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 500 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 00276388-2023
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Within two months from the notification of the outcome of the call

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : General Court of the European Union
Organisation signing the contract : European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 484 153 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Name of the tendering party : DTU-UNICOPENHAGEN
Leader of tendering party : Danish Technological Institute
Official name : University of Copenhagen
Tender :
Tender identifier : DTU-UNICOPENHAGEN-offer
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 484 153 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
Rank in the list of winners : 1
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/03
Title : Developing a Methodology to Assess Positive Animal Welfare Using Behaviour-analytic and Ethological Approaches
Date on which the winner was chosen : 22/07/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 18/11/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Organisation signing the contract : European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Registration number : EFSA
Postal address : Via Carlo Magno 1A
Town : Parma
Postcode : 43126
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Parma ( ITH52 )
Country : Italy
Telephone : +390521036111
Internet address : http://www.efsa.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : General Court of the European Union
Registration number : CURIA
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Fax : +352 4303-2100
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Danish Technological Institute
Registration number : DK56976116
Postal address : Gregersensvej 1,
Town : Høje Taastrup
Postcode : 2360
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Østjylland ( DK042 )
Country : Denmark
Telephone : +45 72 20 20 00
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Group leader
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : University of Copenhagen
Registration number : DK29979812
Postal address : Nørregade 10,
Town : Copenhagen
Postcode : 1165
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Email : ku@ku.dk
Telephone : +45 35 32 26 26
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 3f697c3b-d002-49d9-b379-83cf4ce3038b - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 20/11/2024 11:06 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Irish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00710368-2024
OJ S issue number : 227/2024
Publication date : 21/11/2024