Published date: 30 October 2020

This notice was replaced on 8 April 2021

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Awarded contract (published 8 April 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Veterinary services - 85200000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_244455/899407

Published date

30 October 2020

Closing date

9 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

27 January 2021

Contract end date

26 January 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Authority is looking for a Contractor to act as a managed service provider to deliver a large scale, Farmer-delivered badger vaccination Pilot over a five (5) year period. The Contractor will establish sub-contracting arrangements with Delivery Partners (predominantly farmers) to deliver Vaccination Services on a two hundred and fifty (250) square kilometre contiguous area of East Sussex with a reservoir of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Melanie Swain

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk