--- title: "Cattle Haylage Production" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2024-03-16" --- # Cattle Haylage Production Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13b3cf09-a7aa-4a96-a54a-27f00623155b.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is seeking tenders for the provision of Cattle Haylage Production. The contract involves producing hay, haylage, and silage from their own land to feed their cattle herd in winter. The procurement stage is a tender, with a closing date for submissions on 29th March 2024. The contract period will start on 3rd May 2024 and last for 5 years. This opportunity falls under the agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry, and related products industry category. Businesses involved in agricultural services, particularly those experienced in hay and silage production, would find this tender suitable for bidding. The contract offers a value of £150,000 in GBP and requires delivery in London, United Kingdom. Interested parties should liaise with the City of London Corporation for more information. ## Notice The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of Cattle Haylage Production. Production of hay, haylage and silage from our own land for feeding our cattle herd in winter. As one of its core activities The City of London grazes Epping Forest and its surrounding lands utilising a herd of pedigree Longhorn cattle. During the winter the cattle are housed at Great Gregories Farm where the cows will calve inside buildings. When ground conditions are favourable in the spring the cattle will then go out to graze. Currently the herd size is 200+ with plans to increase this year on year, currently we require at least 1100 bales a year from our own lands to feed the herd through the winter months. Silage, haylage and hay needs to be cut at different times of year in order to preserve enough feed for the cattle and to meet the conservation needs of our grassland sites. In order to reduce plastics, we plan to cut at least 120 bales as hay (unwrapped) and store undercover at the farm. Most of the grasslands are unimproved and receive no fertiliser, they yield on average 10-15 bales a Ha. We are undertaking a tender process to appoint a contractor to produce our winter feed over a 5 year period. We are having a purpose built hay shed erect June 2024 as move to having more bales made as hay (un-wrapped) The appointed contractor will be expected to carry out the whole process. This will include: - Liaising with the Grazing and Landscape Manager on cutting dates - Ensuring cutting times and wilting duration are used to produce the best quality forage possible - Mowing, tedding, raking, baling, wrapping, transporting to Great Gregories Farm and stacking. Bales to be stacked no higher than 3 bales high. Any damage or splits to bales during stacking to be rectified with silage tape. - All bales should be carted from the field within 72 hours except for Whitehall Plain / Birbeck, North Farm, Warlies and Monkhams which will need to be transported the same day due to a history of vandalism and arson in previous years. - Using maps and instruction to complete works to defined guidelines that will include areas and percentages and any access and time restrictions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61efa575-fdef-41fa-a29b-1e3105f62c17 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 May 2024 - 3 May 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2V 7HH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | City of London | | Electoral ward | Bassishaw | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ### Codes - 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ## Release History - 16 Mar 2024 at 11:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61efa575-fdef-41fa-a29b-1e3105f62c17 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61efa575-fdef-41fa-a29b-1e3105f62c17 16th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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