RDE666 Alternative pre-slaughter handling systems for the electrical stunning
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
- Value
- £48,029.04
- Duration
- 6 months
- Topic
- Research and development consultancy services
- Published
- 11 September 2024
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Overall aim: To determine whether it is feasible to refine handling systems for the electrical stunning of slaughter weight pigs, taking into consideration group handling of pigs and potential for automation to reduce stockperson handling and pig isolation before slaughter and achieve higher throughput. This is with a view to providing in the longer term a non-aversive alternative to high concentration carbon dioxide stunning.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published11 September 2024Current notice
- Completed: Award date1 October 2024
- Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025
About the buyer
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.
Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov |
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