CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Enhance Development of the WLBP Reporting Platform for the Arwain DGC2 programme

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

WLBP Ltd. is a project partner in the Arwain DGC Welsh Government funded. WLBP owns the Farm Assured Welsh Livestock Scheme (FAWL) with 7,200 farmer members across Wales. As well as the FAWL scheme, WLBP also owns the Welsh Organic Scheme. Its certification body, QWFC is accredited by UKAS to ISO 17065 and it certifies farms against the Red Tractor dairy scheme, the Welsh Government’s QU scheme, bolt-on schemes for UK retailers as well as the FAWL and organic schemes. WLBP membership covers 70% of the sheep breeding flock, 70% of the beef breeding herd and circa 90% of the dairy herds in Wales. High standards of Animal Health and Welfare, Food Safety and the Environment are the three pillars that underpin the FAWL scheme. WLBP have been actively involved and engaged with the veterinary profession since the inception of the schemes, encouraged their members to work more closely with their vets and have been successful in obtaining funds to support animal health planning and biosecurity projects in the past. WLBP and QWFC are currently focused on delivering IT tools for FAWL members to enable more and better data to be collated about Welsh agriculture to evidence high standards of production and contribute to more efficient livestock management.

Specification

A tender is invited to deliver the enhanced development of the analysis and reporting platform that allows individual Vet Practices / Farmers in Wales to analyse and evaluate the outcome of the Annual Health and Welfare Review.

Full specification is available on the Additional Documents.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=138111.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:138111)

5.2

Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice