Provision of Dead Wild Bird Avian Influenza Surveillance

APHA requires the Contractor to carry out the provision of Dead Wild Bird AI

Surveillance and other Wildlife health activities across a number of Specified

Reserves in Great Britain on behalf of the Authority in accordance with sections 2

and 3.

Service A - Dead Wild Bird AI Surveillance

To assess the occurrence of AI viruses in Dead Wild Waterbirds on mainland Great

Britain by Surveillance at the Specified Reserves.

Service B - GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership (GB WDSP)

To contribute to British Wildlife Health Surveillance as a member of the GB Wildlife

Disease Surveillance Partnership.

Service C - Ad hoc Advice

To contribute ornithological and Wildlife Health advice and fieldwork on an ad hoc

basis within the mainland GB Specified Reserves and any third-party sites in close

proximity where requested. Any work commissioned on third party sites would be

subject to a Change Control Note for an additional payment, to be agreed with the

Authority before any work is undertaken.

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