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National Co-ordinator & Delivery Lead for a Badger Vaccination Field Force

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Melanie Swain

Contact Email: melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
15158014.0 GBP
Published
10 Mar 2026, 15:53
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
09 Mar 2026, 00:00
Contract End
08 Mar 2030, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
77500000 - Animal husbandry services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Farmcare Solutions Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Authority (Defra) requires an organisation to co-ordinate and deliver badger Vaccination Services in the High Risk and Edge Areas of England. Vaccination Services will be required within specific bTB “Clusters”, to be determined by epidemiological experts from Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: National Co-ordinator & Delivery Lead for a Badger Vaccination Field Force

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