Provision of Livestock Feed for Pigs
Details
- Buyer
- University of Leeds
- Value
- £5,500,000
- Topic
- Prepared animal feeds for farm and other animals
- Published
- 20 February 2025
- Submission
- 31 March 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The University of Leeds seeks a sole supplier for the provision of pig feed to its National Pig Centre based in Tadcaster, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The centre operates state-of-the-art facilities and requires tailored nutrition for its herds, including outdoor breeding sows and an indoor commercial herd, with feed quantities varying due to research trials. The contract demands reliable delivery, flexibility to adjust feed formulations, access to expert nutritionists, and adherence to strict biosecurity and sustainability standards. Estimated at 4200 tonnes per year.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published20 February 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date31 March 2025
About the buyer
University of Leeds buys as a higher education institution, and its Purchasing team issues tenders through an online portal. Suppliers register on the Delta eTendering Portal, where contract opportunities are advertised. Framework agreements run through the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium, one of six regional higher education purchasing bodies in the UK. An agreement awarded by one regional consortium is often opened up for the wider network to use. Suppliers who win a University or consortium tender become approved suppliers for ongoing business in those items. Larger opportunities are also published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Leeds's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment and research and development.
Relevant CPV codes
- 15710000 · Prepared animal feeds for farm and other animals
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leeds.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leeds.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leeds.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leeds.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leeds.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-leeds.gov |
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