Published date: 1 February 2022

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Awarded contract (published 22 March 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

CV8 2TL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2021-538

Published date

1 February 2022

Closing date

21 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 March 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2022

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

AHDB is seeking a supplier, or consortium, able to perform a strategic review of the way AHDB's dairy genetic and genomic evaluation services are currently structured and financed and explore potential alternative models to ensure future excellence.

Dairy genetic and genomic evaluation services are operated by AHDB to ensure impartial assessments of dairy animals from around the world and rate them on their genetic qualities, which are specifically tailored to UK needs.

We recognise however that due to technological developments and structural breeding industry changes this may no longer be the only appropriate model. The delivery outputs of the current structure are limited not only by financial resource constraints, but also the availability of skilled people to undertake development work demanded by industry. In addition, the skill sets required to offer the services changes at a fast pace. We want to build and retain capacity and knowledge to ensure long term success of our activities.

An important element for the success of a potentially new or improved structure is the co-operation from the main stakeholders in the evaluation process and buy-in from the wider dairy sector. The supplier therefore must consider this as part of the review.
The following elements are required from the review into the Structure, Governance and Finance;

1) To review the current structure and finance of the UK dairy genetic and genomic evaluation services
2) To review and contrast the structure and finance in a number of other countries
3) Consultation with several stakeholders on their view of current service delivery and their future expectation
4) Consideration to the impact on Beef & Sheep evaluations financed by AHDB
5) To propose best structure, governance, and finance to secure future service delivery and ongoing developments of genetic and genomic evaluation to the AHDB board for consideration.
i. This is to be delivered as a written report, and will be followed by a meeting to discuss the outcomes with the AHDB executive.

Parties who are interested in this opportunity, please email marco.winters@ahdb.org.uk to request the detailed specification of requirements.

More information

Additional text

Parties who are interested in this opportunity, please email marco.winters@ahdb.org.uk to request the detailed specification of requirements.

About the buyer

Contact name

Marco Winters

Address

Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
England

Email

marco.winters@ahdb.org.uk