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.


Closing: 22 January 2018

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.


More information

Additional text

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email:
procurement@ahdb.org.uk
The tender documentation will be sent to you.


About the buyer

Address

Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
England

Email

procurement@ahdb.org.uk