Published date: 9 May 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
£0
Procurement reference
tender_170760/670809
Published date
9 May 2018
Closing date
26 June 2018
Contract start date
1 October 2018
Contract end date
30 September 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Pig Health Scheme monitors English finishing pigs at slaughter for prevalence and severity of specified health conditions. Note: sows and other ages of pigs are not included in this scheme. This scheme is available to all pig levy payers by signing up to the terms and conditions, and sending pigs to be assessed on specified days at each participating abattoir. Individual data can be benchmarked against averages for others within the scheme.
The tender is to be split into two parts; training and quality assurance of the scheme (Lot 1) and the physical scoring/assessment (Lot 2). Tenderers are permitted to apply for one or both parts of the tender.
Lot 1 is to provide robust training and quality assurance to the scheme.
Lot 2 is to provide the scoring/assessment of the pigs at the specified abattoirs.
More information
Additional text
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Tenders are invited for the provision of Lot 1 (training and quality assurance) and/or Lot 2 (physical scoring/assessment of carcasses) as part of the Pig Health Scheme from 1st October 2018 until 30th September 2021 with the option to extend for a further two,12 month periods.
Documentation can be accessed via the BRAVO portal:
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help.
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Closing: 26 June 2018
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