UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

DAERA (the Buyer) is seeking to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide genetic and genomic evaluations, benchmarking services, and associated customer support services for the Northern Ireland Bovine Genetics Programme. The main objectives of this programme are to create an integrated bovine data platform via a managed solution which will deliver and future-proof the functionality to provide genetic and genomic evaluations, benchmarking services, and associated customer support services, to the Bovine Genetics Programme and additionally provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology where this provides benefit to the programme. The initial contract period is for 5 years with two optional extension periods of 2 years each and a further optional extension period of 1 year. For further details regarding the requirement, please refer to document entitled “ID 4881595 – Mid-Tier Schedule 02 (Specification)”.

Forest Service wishes to invite tenders for the Supply and Delivery of Spare Parts for Plant and Equipment. Forest Service anticipates establishing a multi-Lot Contract(s) with suppliers for the provision of these parts. Forest Service currently carries out servicing and repair of a range of plant and plant machinery at two Workshops (see section 6.2). In order for the fleet to effectively operate Forest Service must procure spare parts to service and repair the fleet items that they maintain. The aim of this Contract(s) is to enable Forest Service to establish call-off arrangements for the Supply and Delivery of Spare Parts for Plant and Equipment to various locations across Northern Ireland. It is intended that, via this arrangement, Forest Service will be able to source all Spare Parts necessary to enable the effective repair and maintenance of the fleet of machinery / plant vehicles. The overall objective is to deliver value for money and cash releasing savings for each organisation. The Contract(s) will be structured into 12 Lots based on Plant type. A Contractor will be awarded for each Lot.