Published date: 28 November 2016

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


Closing: 30 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

23640

Published date

28 November 2016

Closing date

30 September 2016

Contract start date

1 November 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The subcontractor will:
1. Assist development of an on-farm sampling strategy, real-time quantitative PCR and protocols relevant to both Sicilian and UK small ruminant farming practices.
2. Arrange, visit and perform longitudinal sampling in a model farm environment by placing M. agalactiae-positive animals in a controlled farm setting to define realistic sampling structure to identify likely key sources of viable MA in the natural sheep farm environment.
3. Arrange, visit and perform longitudinal sampling, for extended periods months in a natural sheep farm environment with associated laboratory culture and real time quantitative PCR identify to determine key environmental sources and assess persistence of M. agalactiae in that farm setting.
4. Perform follow up on-farm studies using including PCR to monitor viability in the previously identified positive reservoirs during a minimum of 2 different seasons of the year.
5. Arrange and undertake controlled quantitative experimental infection studies on small fenced-off areas of naturally infected farms.
6. Provide written reports of progress annually and contribute to final report as well as peer reviewed publications.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

28 October 2016

Contract start date

1 November 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£60,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri"

Address

via Gino Marinuzzi, 3 palermo , Palermo, 90129, ITALY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk