A service to print and distribute Sheep Dispatch Document books

Tender description

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is responsible for the operation of the National Sheep Identification System (NSIS) which sets down the rules for the identification, registration and movement of sheep in Ireland. One of the main aspects of the NSIS is that all sheep leaving a holding must be accompanied by a sheep dispatch document which contains details of the consignment including, inter alia, the flock keepers name and address, flock number, designator code, the tag numbers, the transporter and the destination details. Flock owners are supplied with books of documents which contain 25 sets of documents. Each set comprises 3 parts on NCR paper. Each book also contains a reminder page, an A4 information page and a loose cardboard insert as outlined in the specifications in the RFT. All documents in each book must be printed with personalised details as set out below following which each book must be packaged and posted directly to the flock owner for whom the book was printed. The successful tenderer will be required to print and distribute (post) on a periodic (normally weekly) basis of dispatch document books to: • Registered flock owners who have placed order with DAFM for additional supplies of sheep dispatch document books. Such orders are generally for one book of documents but flock owners can if they wish order up to a maximum of five books at one time, and • Newly registered flock owners who require an initial supply of 1 sheep dispatch document book.