On-Farm Kill and Carcase Collection Services Framework - Retender

Tender description

The Framework Agreement will be for the delivery of On Farm Kill, Droving and Herding and Carcase Collection Services in nine (9) Geographical Regions across England, Wales and Scotland.<br/><br/>The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. Lot Lot 1: Lot 1 - On Farm Kill (All Services) Providers will provide a complete service from start to finish from killing the animal, preparing the carcase for PME and disposing of the carcase and waste. There is also a service under this lot where an animal is killed on farm and delivered to an APHA lab for further investigation Lot Lot 2: Lot 2 - Carcase Collection Services Providers will provide a Carcase collection service to collect Carcases that are deemed to be of surveillance value, from the Authority assigned areas in England and Wales, and deliver them to the appropriate PME site. Lot Lot 3: Lot 3 - Slaughterman – Captive Bolt Services Providers will provide a captive bolt service where there services are required as part of an incident or outbreak. For example these service may be required where large numbers of animals need processing and the waste is removed via bulkers rather than via lot 1. Lot Lot 4: Lot 4 - Slaughterman – Free Bullet Marksmen Services Providers will provide a free bullet service where there services are required as part of an incident or outbreak. For example these service may be required where large numbers of animals need processing and the waste is removed via bulkers rather than via lot 1. Lot Lot 5: Lot 5 – Droving and Herding Services Providers will provide droving and herding services including farm labour and specialist handling equipment to enable operations such as enforced TB testing to be carried out.