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# 053-0122OET Voluntary/Automatic Dairy Milking System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/053-0122oet-voluntary-automatic-dairy-milking-system-ocds-h6vhtk-030fa9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** AGRI-EPI CENTRE LIMITED: "053-0122OET Voluntary/Automatic Dairy Milking System". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ne1procurementservices.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [AGRI-EPI CENTRE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-epi-centre-limited-coh-09922991)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 February 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030fa9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/053-0122oet-voluntary-automatic-dairy-milking-system-ocds-h6vhtk-030fa9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ne1procurementservices.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fne1procurementservices.com%2Fcontent%2Flive_tenders.php)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/053-0122oet-voluntary-automatic-dairy-milking-system-ocds-h6vhtk-030fa9#participate

## Description
The awarded supplier will provide a voluntary / automatic milking system (VMS/AMS) for a newly established herd of ~180 cows. 
The installation would be in a pre-existing AMS shed of novel design, but there would be some scope for adjustments to the shed to accommodate a new design of system. A key component of the system is precision grazing cows so the shed design must reflect this and include automated sorting gates. A building map is included in this tender but more detailed building drawings can be supplied if required.
The number of VMS/AMS units to be provided can be specified by the provider as long as they fit within the system and optimise the numbers of cows that can be kept in the herd. The units provided must be the most up to date models from the company and provide the optimum system for both commercial and research work.
Please also refer to Appendix A for any additional guidance re layout etc to assist in bid response.
The units provided must include herd management software and allow access for data collection for research purposes. Integration of novel sensor technologies is a core component of the work conducted at the SWDDC and data access and a collaborative approach is essential for this research and the suppliers policy on this must be addressed in the tender.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) is seeking bids from qualified and experienced suppliers who can provide voluntary/automatic milking system to operate at Agri-EPI's South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) which is located at Shepton Mallet BA4 6SS.
The pri...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002320-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-26T14:49:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:54:06.599Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-030fa9