Fresh cows' milk

Tender description

Bridgwater College, Cannington site are seeking farm management services to run their 400 acre dairy farm, at Rodway Farm, Cannington. The requirement is to provide student access to production on the farm, which currently has 250 dairy cows and a flock of sheep. The contractor would be expected to provide a working farm manager and management services which includes procurement of inputs for the farm, alongside best practice and robust recording systems. The contract shall be awarded for a 3 year period to start as soon as possible plus an optional 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and the outcome of periodic reviews. Tenderers are asked to in the first instance to express an interest and to complete a PQQ. Successful applicants will then be invited to tender. All tender documentation will be managed through the In-Tend FE Colleges portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/fe/aspx/home The PQQ will be published to the secure area upon receipt of your expression of interest. The closing date for the return of the PQQ is 12.10.2015, 12:00 GMT.