Published date: 20 September 2021

Last edited date: 22 September 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical services - 71356000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£77,151.37

Procurement reference

tender_250752/998905

Published date

20 September 2021

Closing date

19 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 September 2021

Contract end date

19 October 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The bovine Tuberculosis Modelling Initiative (TBMI) Model (the Model) is a state-of-the-art representation of Tuberculosis (TB) in cattle and badgers. It was developed using the records of the TB epidemic in Great Britain (GB), and cattle movement records from the Cattle Tracing System. This was a collaborative project between the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Contractor.

The aim of the original project was to develop a model that could be handed over to APHA and used as a tool to inform and evaluate GB wide TB policy. High levels of quality assurance of the code are considered important to the Model, and to have the Model code written in such a way that allows it to be maintained and further developed over a 10-20 year lifespan. However, in order to use the Model to answer specific and critical policy questions that arose during its development, some of the Model code was unable to be properly tested at the time nor written in a fashion that would allow ready maintenance and development of the code going forwards.

The Contractor shall complete the checking and tidying up of the Model so that it can be run as required in response to the Godfray review, undertake work to improve the Model fit and facilitate the final handover of the Model to APHA.

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Award information

Awarded date

19 September 2021

Contract start date

20 September 2021

Contract end date

19 October 2022

Total value of contract

£77,151.37

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh acting throu

Address

Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk