Published date: 8 January 2018
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000
Location of contract
CV8 2TL
Value of contract
£342,000
Procurement reference
2017-287
Published date
8 January 2018
Closing date
22 January 2018
Contract start date
1 February 2018
Contract end date
1 November 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
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
Genotype a population of dairy bulls (from the Holstein, Ayrshire, Friesian, Guernsey and Jersey breeds) and Holstein cows to produce an enriched genotype pool to improve the genomic prediction accuracy of all traits used in £PLI but in particular for TB resistance. We are now seeking project proposals which will maximise the number of male and female genotypes produced towards this aim.
The contract start date is 1 February 2018
NOTE: The mandatory timescale for delivery of the final project plan is short and needs to be completed by 15/03/2018 and by submitting a proposal you are agreeing to this.
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If you are interested in this opportunity, please email:
procurement@ahdb.org.uk
The tender documentation will be sent to you.
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