Published date: 10 May 2024

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 24 May 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Animal husbandry services - 77500000

  • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

  • Toxic waste disposal services except radioactive waste and contaminated soil - 90523000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

CF-0297700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

10 May 2024

Closing date

24 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to advise the market that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to renew its Provision of Livestock Disposal and Transport Framework Agreement and appoint providers to a new Framework Agreement for the continued provision of disposal and ADR (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) transport services across England, Scotland and Wales.

The services will be required in eight (8) geographical regions across England, Wales and Scotland. The Agreement will be divided into two (2) Lots which will cover animal disease outbreak and incident support work.

The services required will be split into two (2) Lots:

Lot 1. Disposal & ADR Transport Services
• Rendering
• Incineration & Mobile Incineration

Lot 2. ADR Transport Services
• UN Class 6 (Toxic and Infectious Substances)

APHA is an Executive Agency of Defra and delivers the Animal Health and Welfare policies of the Defra, Scottish Government and Welsh Government across Great Britain (GB). One of its principal functions is the safeguarding of animal health and welfare and public health, which in turn supports economic growth and trade.

APHA has a critical role in the control and eradication of endemic and exotic notifiable and reportable diseases including responding to Outbreaks and Incidents, for example Notifiable Avian Disease or swine fever. APHA and other GB government (central, devolved and local authorities) may have a need to employ a range of contractors to deliver certain types of work on its behalf.

Interested parties should email mandy.worsnop@defra.gov.uk by 17 May 2024 if you would like the slide pack relating to this requirement sent to you. (This will be issued on / before 24 May 2024.) On review of the slide pack, if you have further initial queries please submit them in writing to the contact above by 31 May 2024.


About the buyer

Contact name

Mandy Worsnop

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK

Telephone

+44 3459335577

Email

mandy.worsnop@defra.gov.uk