Official UK procurement notice
Provision of On-Farm Carcase Pickup Services Framework Agreement
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Framework Provider shall provide a team of personnel as required and agreed by the Authority or Other Contracting Body, to an Infected Premises (IP) to remove carcases and load them into a bulker for disposal. Other services to be included, but not limited to, are Preliminary cleansing and disinfection, but to be directed by an Authority or Other Contracting Body representative, usually the onsite case officer.
A team shall consist of the following, but not be limited to; Team Supervisor, a number of people to be able to pick up and remove carcases from sheds, as well as Cleansing and Disinfecting after the carcases have been removed, a Telehandler Operator and Cherry Picker Operator (this could be the same operator for the telehandler, as a Cherry Picker Operator will not be a constant requirement on site). Someone responsible for counting carcases into bulkers to avoid overloading (this could be the same operative for another
CPV: Agricultural services · Animal husbandry services · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr 9 mo · up to 3 yrs 9 mo from 1 Jul 2026
Who may buy through it
Defra, APHA, Scottish Government & Welsh Government
Published description of the framework
As set out in the Tender Documentation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Envelope: 40%
- Commercial Envelope: 50%
- Sustainability (Including Social Value) Envelope: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Envelope: E01: Capability E02: Service Delivery
- Sustainability (Including Social Value) Envelope: E03: Modern Slavery
- Commercial Envelope: Scenario based on tendered rates
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of On-Farm Carcase Pickup Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Defra, APHA, Scottish Government & Welsh Government
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C32838- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029708- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a634Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender submission will be via our e-procurement system, Atamis: atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Tenders submitted outside of Atamis will not be accepted.
Should you require technical assistance in submitting your tender response, please contact the Atamis helpdesk: Phone: +44 29 2279 0054 during helpdesk operational hours 08:00-18:00 Monday - Friday (Excluding Public Holidays).
Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 19 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published380 days ago1 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Market engagement363 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
The Animal and Plant Health Agency are conducting a market engagement exercise to better understand the interest, capability and capacity of the supply market to provide the required services.
If you wish to participate in this market engagement exercise, you are invited to request a copy of the market engagement pack via email to: [email protected] by 5pm,10 October 2025.
Please use the subject title “Carcase Pick Up Market Engagement” in your request.
Feedback and any questions concerning the requirement should be returned to the same email address no later than 17:00 on 17 October 2025.
Any future tender exercise will be conducted through the Defra eSourcing portal. If your organisation is not already registered you can create an account at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. This engagement does not constitute a formal notice to tender and there is no guarantee APHA will proceed with an external tendering exercise to create a framework or other form of contract.
- Next notice expected316 days ago3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published199 days ago31 Mar 2026, 14:02 BST
- Clarification questions by182 days ago17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends162 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by132 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent112 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts107 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends100 days ago7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:48 BST
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published1 Oct 2025, 16:32 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Oct 2025, 16:40 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 14:02 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £30,000,00031 Mar 2026, 14:02 BSTwas £10,000,000
- Status changed to active31 Mar 2026, 14:02 BST
- Deadline published: 7 May 2026, 14:00 BST31 Mar 2026, 14:02 BST
- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Jun 2026, 12:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2026, 12:44 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2026, 16:48 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Update required to the url within submission details.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2026
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 1 Oct 2025, 1 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adler and Allan Ltd, J Passey and Son LLPSME, Livetec System LimitedSME, Meraxian LimitedSME13 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Possible extension to 31 March 2030 with 2 x 12 month optional extensions. | £30,000,000 | 24 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of On-Farm Carcase Pickup Services Framework Agreement · Adler and Allan Ltd, J Passey and Son LLPSME, Livetec System LimitedSME, Meraxian LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible extension to 31 July 2030 with 2 x 12 month optional extensions.
3 agreed KPIs: KPI 3: Modern Slavery · KPI 2: Service Delivery · KPI 1: Record Keeping
- KPI 3: Modern Slavery, Framework Provider maintains effective measures to identify, prevent, manage and report modern slavery risks within its workforce and supply chain.
- KPI 2: Service Delivery, Framework Provider delivers Services in compliance with the Specification of Requirements
- KPI 1: Record Keeping, Framework Provider submits all necessary information & invoices as required
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonLivetec System LimitedSME · South East England
- wonAdler and Allan LimitedSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonJ Passey and Son LLPSME · South East England
- wonMeraxian LimitedSME · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityProcurement facilitated via Defra group Commercial
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Adler and Allan LimitedFramework contractor
- J Passey and Son LLPFramework contractor
- Livetec System LimitedFramework contractor
- Meraxian LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender