Provision of Dead Wild Bird Avian Influenza Surveillance

Tender description

APHA requires the Contractor to carry out the provision of Dead Wild Bird AI Surveillance and other Wildlife health activities across a number of Specified Reserves in Great Britain on behalf of the Authority in accordance with sections 2 and 3. Service A - Dead Wild Bird AI Surveillance To assess the occurrence of AI viruses in Dead Wild Waterbirds on mainland Great Britain by Surveillance at the Specified Reserves. Service B - GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership (GB WDSP) To contribute to British Wildlife Health Surveillance as a member of the GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership. Service C - Ad hoc Advice To contribute ornithological and Wildlife Health advice and fieldwork on an ad hoc basis within the mainland GB Specified Reserves and any third-party sites in close proximity where requested. Any work commissioned on third party sites would be subject to a Change Control Note for an additional payment, to be agreed with the Authority before any work is undertaken.