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# RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme Project to Tackle Sheep Scab

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rdpe-countryside-productivity-scheme-project-to-tackle-sheep-scab-ocds-h6vhtk-02a0ae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme Project to Tackle Sheep Scab". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Specialist training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £433,847 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a0ae`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/rdpe-countryside-productivity-scheme-project-to-tackle-sheep-scab-ocds-h6vhtk-02a0ae#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority is seeking to appoint up to a maximum of three (3) suppliers to deliver a Sheep Scab Project to improve farm productivity in England by organising regionally coordinated delivery of Advice to enable farmers to achieve a reduction in the level of Sheep Scab in sheep. The Contract is divided into three (3) regional lots: 
• Lot 1 North West 
• Lot 2 Midlands 
• Lot 3 South West 
The project will aim to achieve productivity improvements in the English sheep flock by reducing the spread of the Sheep Scab, and the number and severity of disease outbreaks, by providing Advice and information to farmers to help them understand the Sheep Scab status of their flocks and take the necessary actions to minimise the spread of the disease.

## Lots (3)
> **Shared lot scope:** The project will aim to achieve productivity improvements in the English sheep flock by reducing the spread of the Sheep Scab, and the number and severity of disease outbreaks, by: 
• Providing Advice and information to farmers to help them understand the Sheep Scab status of their flocks and take the necessary actions to minimise the spread of the disease. 
• Supporting farmers in Sheep Scab hotspot areas to build resilience through the provision of 1:1 and ‘one to many’ Advice on how to improv...
> Applies to lots 1, 2, 3.

### Lot 1: Lot 1 North West – to cover project activity in Sheep Scab hotspots present in Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, and Northumberland.
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

### Lot 2: Lot 2 Midlands – to cover project activity in Sheep Scab hotspots present in Shropshire and Herefordshire.
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - South West - to cover project activity in Sheep Scab hotspots present in Cornwall and Devon
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 1 North West (active)
  - Award id: `006461-2021-28734-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Moredun Research Institute**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10583`
  - Value: £139,388 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 Midlands (active)
  - Award id: `006461-2021-28734-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Moredun Research Institute**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10583`
  - Value: £159,588 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 South West (active)
  - Award id: `006461-2021-28734-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Moredun Research Institute**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10583`
  - Value: £134,870 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 North West (active)
  - Signed Value: £139,388
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2021

- **Contract:** Lot 2 Midlands (active)
  - Signed Value: £159,588
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2021

- **Contract:** Lot 3 South West (active)
  - Signed Value: £134,870
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006461-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-29T23:56:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:23:47.049Z
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