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title: "Support Services to the Medicine Hub"
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# Support Services to the Medicine Hub

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-20c85b76-1857-4d81-b6c1-6eab765dcd7a

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## Summary

The public procurement process titled "Support Services to the Medicine Hub" was initiated by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, with its focus on the ruminant sectors within the agricultural industry. The tender was published on 14 January 2022, and the tender period closed on 28 January 2022. This open procurement method - classified as below threshold - has an allocated budget of £50,000. The contract period commenced on 21 February 2022 and extends to 31 August 2022, with delivery addresses spanning the UK and beyond.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in data-processing services, particularly those with experience in agricultural data management and veterinary practices. Suppliers who can help facilitate data uploads, especially through software integration and bulk data processing, are well-suited candidates for this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this process particularly advantageous, given its inclusive nature that encourages competition from a diverse range of suppliers.

## Notice

The Medicine Hub https://ahdb.org.uk/medicine-hub has been developed by AHDB on behalf of industry as a platform to hold centralised medicine data for the ruminant sectors and to enable reporting against industry-agreed targets for responsible antibiotic use https://www.ruma.org.uk/ . It has the capacity to not just take submitted data from a range of sources and in a variety of forms, but it will be able to act as an online medicine book and benchmarking facility. Development of the Medicine Hub by AHDB follows the successful precedent of the electronic Medicine Book https://ahdb.org.uk/electronic-medicine-book-for-pigs-emb-pigs now firmly embedded within the pig sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc4ccbd8-f52f-46ea-ac49-761b1395a0f5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 21 Feb 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | KENILWORTH |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV8 2TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MAP OF |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72310000 - Data-processing services

## Release History

- 4 May 2022 at 10:56 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc4ccbd8-f52f-46ea-ac49-761b1395a0f5
- 16 Feb 2022 at 16:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc4ccbd8-f52f-46ea-ac49-761b1395a0f5
- 14 Jan 2022 at 18:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79ba1daa-d2d1-474d-8e40-3a62421066e8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc4ccbd8-f52f-46ea-ac49-761b1395a0f5
  4th May 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79ba1daa-d2d1-474d-8e40-3a62421066e8
  14th January 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a38af6e4-094c-4b0a-a865-80a926d715f6
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## Notice URLs

- https://ahdb.org.uk/electronic-medicine-book-for-pigs-emb-pigs
- https://ahdb.org.uk/medicine-hub
- https://www.ruma.org.uk/

## Provenance

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