Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Tender description

Suppliers are invited to attend a market engagement event at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd July. If you are interested in attending please email john.forecast@defra.gov.uk who will provide details of how to join the Webex. Attendance is limited to a maximum of two people per organisation. APHA is an executive agency of Defra, working on behalf of Defra, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. APHA is responsible for animal health and welfare and the regulatory and enforcement aspects of plant health and bee health. In the event of an Animal Health Outbreak and peacetime BAU scenarios, services are required to facilitate the capture and euthanising of poultry livestock on the affected premises. The authority is seeking to appoint suppliers to a new framework to commence in September 2020. The ITT will be available through Defra's eTendering system Bravo. Please register on the Bravo system if you wish to bid for this opportunity: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Containerised gassing units (CGUs) may be required to deal with depopulation activities on a poultry farm. This lot is designed to provide a fully comprehensive service for both the catching and culling of birds using CGUs. Poultry catchers are required to humanely catch birds, either prior to inspection or prior to culling. A variety of gases may be required to support disease control operations. Generally, this would be a combination of carbon dioxide and argon gas — although there is a possibility that other gas mixtures may be required from time to time. Maintenance of APHA owned CGUs.