Published date: 18 March 2021

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


Closing: 1 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Veterinary services - 85200000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Value of contract

£1,250,000

Procurement reference

tender_231711/934799

Published date

18 March 2021

Closing date

1 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

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

Defra has awarded eight (8) contracts, on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), for the provision of veterinary diagnostic and surveillance services, namely Post Mortem Examination (PME) (supported by laboratory testing), as part of an integrated network alongside APHA's own PME sites (the Veterinary Investigation Centres), for farm animals in England and Wales.

The services required under these contracts include:
- Alerting APHA to suspicions of notifiable disease, new or re-emerging disease threats (NRT) and animal welfare issues.
- Participation as part of an extended network of veterinary staff with experience in farm animal disease investigation, diagnosis and pathology, actively engaging in Government surveillance for potential NRT in farm animals.
- Day-to-day discussion with Private Veterinary Surgeons (PVS) about disease incidents where specialist advice is needed.
- Examination of animal carcases with the objective of diagnosing disease.
- Collection and reporting of data from PME and disease investigations of animals for the purpose of accumulation of surveillance intelligence.

Contracts started on 01/01/2021 (with the exception of the University of Nottingham which started on 15/02/2021) and they will run for three (3) years (to 31/12/2023) with a period of up to twenty-four (24) months extension if required. (The value on this notice covers the full five-year period.)

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Award information

Awarded date

7 December 2020

Contract start date

1 January 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Total value of contract

£1,250,000

This contract was awarded to 8 suppliers.

Royal Veterinary College

Address

Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, AL9 7TA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

University of Bristol

Address

Langford. BS40 5DU

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

University of Surrey

Address

School of Veterinary Medicine, Francis Crick Road, Guildford, GU2 7AQ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Wales Veterinary Science Centre/Iechyd Da

Address

Y Buarth, Aberystwyth, Wales. SY23 1ND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

SAC Commercial Ltd

Address

Greycrook, St Boswells, Roxburghshire. TD6 0EQ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

University of Liverpool

Address

Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston. CH64 7TE

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

University of Cambridge

Address

Madingley Road, Cambridge. CB3 0ES

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

University of Nottingham

Address

Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington. LE12 5RD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk