RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme project to tackle Sheep Scab

Contract summary

Industry

• Specialist training services - 80510000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, South West

Procurement reference

tender_231927/876956

Published date

31 July 2020

Closing date

7 August 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Defra intends to publish an Invitation to Tender (ITT) seeking one or more supplier(s) to deliver a project to tackle Sheep Scab to improve farm productivity in England.
The project will focus on providing advice, information to farmers/cluster groups within hotspots (geographic) to understand the sheep scab status of their flock and how best to remove and reduce spread of the disease which will be followed up with diagnostic testing to inform, advice and support farmers with 1:1 advice to equip them with the knowledge and information to prevent infection and reinfection.
The purpose of this notice is to notify the market of an opportunity to join a Supplier Engagement Event which will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday 11th August 2020. If you are interested in participating please contact kathryn.everitt@defra.gov.uk by Friday 7th August.

The intention is to publish the Tender documents in September 2020.

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More information

Attachments

• Early Engagement Event.docx
• Tender notice
• n/a

Additional text

The purpose of this Notice is to notify the market of an opportunity to join a Supplier Engagement Event which will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday 11th August 2020. If you are interested in participating please contact kathryn.everitt@defra.gov.uk by Friday 7th August.

The intention is to publish the Tender documents in September 2020.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kathy Everitt

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

+44 208225744

Email

Kathryn.Everitt@defra.gov.uk