Project 36206 - TSE Rapid Testing Services

Tender description

This requirement is for the provision of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Rapid Testing of fallen stock cattle, sheep and goats and healthy slaughter sheep and goats on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Lot 1: The APHA currently manage, on behalf of DEFRA and the 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. The purpose of the Services is to enable the APHA to meet its requirement to provide TSE Rapid Testing in line with Chapter C, Annex X of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1148/2014, which still applies since the UK's exit from the EU. The successful contractor is required to hold and maintain TSE Test accreditation (in accordance with international standard EN ISO/IEC 17025) throughout the life of the contract. The Authority is appointing a contractor to provide TSE Rapid Testing Services for a five (5) year period (three (3) year initial term, starting on 01/10/2023, with allowable extension of up to twenty-four (24) months). (Note that the value shown on this notice is approximate and covers the full 5-year period.)