TSE Rapid Testing

Tender description

1.1 The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency that works on behalf of the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Scottish Government and Welsh Government, from sites across Great Britain. One of its principal functions is the safeguarding of animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. 1.3 APHA currently manages, on behalf of DEFRA, Welsh Government and Scottish Government, the provision of TSE Rapid Testing and related services for fallen cattle and eligible sheep and goats in Great Britain. This work is currently delivered by a third party procured from the private sector.1.4 APHA wish to tender for the provision of a TSE Rapid Testing service of fallen stock cattle, sheep and goats & healthy slaughter sheep and goats in Great Britain. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to enable APHA to meet its requirement to provide TSE Rapid Testing in line with Annex III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. The work tendered is for a laboratory facility to undertake testing for TSEs.