071-0922T Cattle Collar & Sheep Handler Requirements

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Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) is seeking bids from qualified and experienced suppliers of the following requirements described within two separate lots listed below. Bidders are free to bid for either or both Lots as AEC reserves the right to award a different to Bidder to each Lot, or to award the same Bidder to both Lots.

Summary of Requirements (Lot One)

The awarded vendor(s) will be able to provide to the following specification: Virtual Fence Area Collars for Cattle

A solar-powered GPS collar that is used on cattle for large areas of land where fencing is not used. The collar must be adjustable for the size of the neck of the animal. It must work alongside an app that can be used on a phone or tablet to set the boundaries of the desired field area. A report must be able to be obtained to show animals pushing the limits of the fenced area. Fixed yearly fee for subscription per collar (this is for software updates that are done remotely using the 2G network. We are initially looking for this requirement for 100 collars in total (50 to be delivered to 2 farms within the UK).

Summary of Requirements (Lot Two) Mobile Sheep Handlers

A manual clamp style sheep handler for efficiently weighing, dagging, drenching, dosing, pour on application, tagging, blood sampling and the checking of Mouths & Undercarriage. It must have loadbars & an Autodrafter for 3 way drafting, fitted which are compatible with our current Trutest XR5000 and XRP2 Sheep Panel Reader. It must be fitted with or fitted to a road legal un-braked trailer with a capacity of up to 15 6ft Aluminium Sheep hurdles, stored on or alongside the lead-up race using ratchet straps or fixings to attach them for transport. We are initially looking for 2 complete units for this requirement.

Supplementary notes in the ITT document apply to both Lots

The equipment must ideally arrive at the facility by the end of October 2022.

The scope of this requirement can also include future delivery, training, familiarisation, installation and disposal of any of the above or future related or bespoke items.

The scope of the requirement can also include any maintenance, servicing, logistics and storage of the above items.

The scope of this requirement can also include future works, goods or related services at this and any other AEC facility or associated site affiliated by membership and/or project within the UK and overseas.

Beyond the usual free 12 or 24 months inclusive service and warranty situation which also must include any software module update free of charge too, we would need bidders to be able to provide additional optional 3 - 5 years warranty and servicing package including the above updates and a further optional 5 - 10 year package too if available.

Additional information: All clarification questions regarding this tender can only be conducted via the e-tendering portal as specified in this notice and the ITT documents as no contact with AEC directly is permitted during this procurement exercise