Published date: 25 September 2023

Last edited date: 28 September 2023

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: 30 October 2023, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Agricultural services - 77100000

Location of contract

CV3 4PE

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

CF202092

Published date

25 September 2023

Closing date

30 October 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

8 January 2024

Contract end date

8 April 2024

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 are seeking quotes for a survey of the practices and attitudes of pig farmers relating to disease control, biosecurity and food safety. We aim to improve understanding of the barriers and opportunities on farm to controlling and mitigating risks.
Food safety incidents are a risk to human and animal health and are also a threat to the reputation of the pork industry. It is unknown to what degree pig producers see themselves as food producers rather than livestock keepers and how that may influence their approach to pork safety. Guidance and interventions to reduce these risks are hampered by the limited information available on how pig keepers respond to advice and how they perceive their role in food safety. This research forms part of the Collaborative Action for Pork Safety (CAPS) project, a collaboration between AHDB, APHA and the University of Hertfordshire funded by the Quadram Institute Bioscience. The CAPS project has three work packages: the first two are studies on the microbial ecology of pathogens on farms and in abattoirs. The third, and the subject of this tender, is a study on the practices and attitudes of pig farmers relating to disease control, biosecurity and food safety. We aim to improve understanding of the barriers and opportunities on farm to controlling and mitigating risks.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please ensure to email BOTH addresses to receive a specification.
miranda.bowden-doyle@ahdb.org.uk and lauren.turner@ahdb.org.uk

More information

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PLEASE NOTE:

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email BOTH of the following Parties:

Miranda.Bowden-Doyle@ahdb.org.uk
Lauren.Turner@ahdb.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Miranda Bowden -Doyle and Lauren Turner

Address

Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East
Coventry
CV3 4PE
England

Email

miranda.bowden-doyle@ahdb.org.uk