Published date: 20 August 2024

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


Closing: 8 May 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Animal husbandry services - 77500000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,435,652

Procurement reference

CF-0351300D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

20 August 2024

Closing date

8 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2029

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 Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) requires the collection of dead wild birds that are deemed to be of surveillance value, and delivery of the wild bird carcases to designated APHA Veterinary Investigation Centre (VIC) or Scotland Rural College Disease Surveillance Centre (SRUCDSC) sites for testing.

APHA also requires the provision of unique wild bird carcase identification numbers which will be held on a Central Spreadsheet.

Collection (and delivery) of specified small mammalian carcases will also be required, particularly if mortalities are linked epidemiologically to an AI outbreak in wild birds.

The Contractor will be required to have a network of personnel to act as Collectors across mainland Great Britain (GB) to ensure maximum efficiency in the Contractor's timely ability to collect carcases upon request from the Authority. As a minimum this shall mean that the Contractor can collect and deliver any carcase across mainland GB within forty-eight (48) hours of the Authority's request (i.e., for a Collector to travel from their point of origin to the location of the carcase(s) and then either to an APHAVIC or SRUCDSC, and/or a return journey).

While this Contract primarily covers collections from mainland GB, Services from GB islands (excluding Crown Dependencies) may be requested. If this situation occurs the Contractor would be expected to provide a quotation and estimated timescale or the collection. The APHA Veterinary Lead in Avian Virology would then advise if the collection should go ahead.

Note that the value shown on this notice is approximate and covers the full 59-month contract period (01/10/2024 to 31/08/2027 with up to 24 months extension allowable).

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Award information

Awarded date

12 August 2024

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2029

Total value of contract

£2,435,652

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Eville and Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd

Address

Century House, 1275 Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds LS15 8ZB

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Melanie Swain

Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK

Email

melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk