Official UK procurement notice
DAC 16/26 Transportation and Care of Seized Farmed Animals
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDAERA wishes to appoint the Supplier to arranger the collection, housing and care of farm animals which meets animal welfare management requirements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jun 2026, 11:33 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 15:44 BST
- Authority reference
6573145- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064340- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bce8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
This is a very limited, specialist market and there is extreme urgency to ensure the
Department can respond effectively with their Identification, Registration and Movement
(IRM) powers as well as comply with all statutory duties/Regulatory obligations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Jul 2026 → 8 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends106 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published104 days ago8 Jul 2026, 15:44 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published25 Jun 2026, 11:33 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published25 Jun 2026, 15:09 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 15:44 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withheld Section94 Supplier8 Jul 2026 – 7 Jul 2029 | £300,000 | 25 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DAC 16/26 Transportation and Care of Seized Farmed Animals · Withheld Section94 Supplier
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 8 Jul 2026 – 7 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entitySummary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery, Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld Section94 supplierAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender