Provision of Dead Wild Bird Avian Influenza Surveillance and Wildlife Health Services

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust for the provision of dead wild bird avian influenza surveillance and other wildlife health activities across specified reserves in Great Britain.

The contract, valued at £196,225.72, covers three services: Service A involves assessing the occurrence of AI viruses in dead wild waterbirds on mainland Great Britain through surveillance at specified reserves; Service B involves contributing to British wildlife health surveillance as a member of the GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership; and Service C provides ad hoc ornithological and wildlife health advice and fieldwork within mainland GB specified reserves and nearby third-party sites, with any third-party work subject to a Change Control Note for additional payment.