DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · Awarded contract
Awarded

Award of GB-Wide Animal Health & Technical Support Services Framework

Awarded 18 Sep 2016

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Awarded18 Sep 2016
Value£5,000,000.00
SupplierA Hughes and Son (Skellingthorpe) Ltd,A P GOATMAN,ADAS UK Ltd,ADDISONS SURVEYORS LLP,AIO Partners Ltd,Animal Welfare Solutions,Barbers Auctions LLP,Brightwells Ltd,Clee Tompkinson & Francis,CLWYD TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD,Cooper & Tanner,CRAVEN CATTLE MARTS LTD,Cremtor,DAVID A HARRISON,DOUGLAS BROTHERS,Eagle Enterprises,EcoCon Limited,Frank Hill & Son (Auctioneers & Valuers) Ltd,George F White LLP,GRC Legal Services Ltd,Greenslade Taylor Hunt,Gwilym Richards & Co Ltd,Hall mark,Harrison & Hetherington Limited,Hopes Auction Co Ltd,ITC bvba,J Passey & Son,J. J. Morris,JM&D Ltd TA Hassall Brothers,John Pointon and Sons,JONES PECKOVER,Kivells Ltd,Lawrie & Symington Ltd,Lee Booth Partners Company Limited,Lister Haigh (Knaresborough) Limited,Livetec Systems Ltd,M.J.Caine & Sons Ltd,McCartneys LLP,Mid Wales Incineration Ltd,Mitchells Auction Company Ltd,Nick Champion Ltd,NORTHALLERTON AUCTIONS LTD,NORTON & BROOKSBANK,PacTec EPS Ltd,Peake GB Limited,PERCY HAYNES MRICS FAAV,PROSPER DE MULDER LIMITED,R Hornsey & Sons,R M English (Yorkshire) Limited,RG and RB Williams,Richard Turner & Son,Richardson and Smith,Southern Counties Auctioneers,Stanfords,Stephenson and Son,STILLMANS (SOMERSET) LTD,Stock1st Livestock Services Ltd,Suddenstrike Ltd,Tellams Incineration,W Martin And Son Ltd,Welshpool Livestock Sales Ltd,Whittaker and Biggs,William Gilder Limited,Wright Marshall
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryAgriculture & Farming
Ended 6y 2mo ago4y term
Awarded 18 Sept 2016Expired 17 Sept 2020

About

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), awarded a contract to a multi-supplier framework including A Hughes and Son (Skellingthorpe) Ltd, A P GOATMAN, ADAS UK Ltd, ADDISONS SURVEYORS LLP, AIO Partners Ltd, Animal Welfare Solutions, Barbers Auctions LLP, Brightwells Ltd, Clee Tompkinson & Francis, and CLWYD TRAN for the provision of animal health and technical support services across Great Britain.

The framework covers daily routine work and outbreak/incident support, complementing APHA's in-house capability with external expertise to respond flexibly and economically to disease outbreaks.

The contract value is AUD 5,000,000.

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