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title: "Bovine EID pilot - Phase 1A"
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# Bovine EID pilot - Phase 1A

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4ccfcb3c-dd05-44eb-9837-6b82f57a0005

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## Summary

The buying organisation for this public procurement contract is the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). The title of the tender is "Bovine EID pilot - Phase 1A" and falls under the Research and development consultancy services industry category. The location for this contract is at Horizon House Deanery Road, Bristol, with a value of £49,164.5. The procurement method used is selective, specifically calling off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on February 20, 2023, and the contract period runs from February 27, 2023, to March 31, 2023.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses involved in research and development consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in implementing BEID technology. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. By stress-testing BEID technologies across industry agreed environments, this tender aims to provide evidence-based recommendations to support policy objectives, created in collaboration with Harper Adams University.

## Notice

The BEID pilot will deliver objective evidence on the most appropriate technology to use for implementing BEID. The pilot will be split into a number of phases, the work in this tender is all in the very first phase (Harper Adams break this into a number of sub-phases below). Future phases of the pilot will follow this one and will pick up on any identified areas or gaps. The overall BEID pilot will produce a clear, evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate technology choice to support policy objectives. This recommendation will be made to the Livestock Information Transformation Programme board for decision. To do so, BEID technologies will be stress tested across industry agreed environments. These technologies must include; * Low Frequency (LF) technologies (covering both HDX and FDX) * Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) * Dual tags (LF and UHF in the same tag) There is a critical legislative timing issue in relation to this decision - whilst all efforts will be made to gather this evidence and undertake this testing, there may be external factors that prevent some of the technologies being tested. This could include commercial availability, data security issues or other external factors such as disease outbreaks.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9c68573-a8f4-4ae0-b3c3-7960e49ca216 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 27 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,164 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,164 |
| 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 |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2023 at 10:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9c68573-a8f4-4ae0-b3c3-7960e49ca216

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9c68573-a8f4-4ae0-b3c3-7960e49ca216
  30th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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