Horses

Tender description

The supply of feed, forage, hay and stable requisites for MPS Stables. This requirement is split into three (3) lots: The values are the estimated value for entire contract period. Lot 1: Hay — GBP 600 000; Lot 2: Haylage — GBP 300 000; Lot 3: Horse Feed, Bedding and Stable Requisites — GBP 1 100 000. The MPS/authority sought through this tendering process to award contracts with suitably capable bidder(s) to provide these goods for an initial term of 36 months and a unilateral option of the MPS/authority to extend for further periods of 24 months up to a maximum of 60 months. Hay The contract must supply good quality seed hay, of good mixture. It shall in all cases be well saved, sweet, dry and be free from dust, ragwort, mould and mould inhibitors. It shall not be mow-burnt. Shouldn’t be of the current year’s growth. The hay must be delivered compressed in bales with a weight of 25 kg. Haylage The contractor must, provide semi-wilted mildly fermented forage. The natural fermentation process should ensure the forage has a virtually negligible spore level, but has a high long fibre content. The contractor must deliver Haylage on pallets to all sites on pallets with these sites shown in table 1. The pallets must not be stacked higher than 160 cm and the bales individually wrapped, and an outer layer of wrapping to keep the bales secured together on the pallet. Haylage must be supplied in rectangular bales with maximum dimensions of 106 cm x 76 cm x 76 cm (max 2 of these size bales per pallet cut as multi pack). Horse Feed, Bedding and Stable Requisites ‘Horsehage’ — produced from specially-grown grass with a high regard for feed safety, consistent quality and full product traceability To be good quality rye grass mix and be high in fibre, low in protein and low in energy levels. In pre-packed sealed bags of a reasonable size and weight. However, any suitable alternative will be considered. ‘Hard Feed’ The authority require hard feed that meets nutritional requirements with the correct additives in line with recognised brands such as Allen and Paige. The majority of horses are fed on hard feeds. Other feeds may from time to time also be required. All feeds must be free from genetically modified ingredients (G.M. Free). Alternatives will be considered but must be of equivalent type and provide, as a minimum, the same nutritional properties like Allen and Page products for example. Sugar Beet To be a shredded and fast soaking beet similar to ‘Speedibeet’. As well, it must be high in fibre, starch free and low in sugar. Other feed products These will be required regularly, and will be those products of a type readily available, suitable and good quality for equine purposes, including items such as: — bran, — salt/mineral licks, — carrots, — readigrass, — chaff, — woodchip bedding. Bales of woodchip style bedding shall be delivered compressed in bales of a reasonable size and weight. It must be of a type that is free from dust, sawdust and other foreign bodies. Paper Bedding The authority may require paper bedding from time to time. Other equine requisites These will include supplements and other equine requisites (These ‘equine requisites’ will be the type of items commonly available from any well stocked feed/tack/general equine supplies merchant, and will include all items of grooming equipment, bandages, supplements, etc.). A list of the requisites can be found in Annex C pricing schedule under lot 3.