CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

pedigree Welsh pig society project management services

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Description of the goods or services required

The Pedigree Welsh Pig Society Ltd was established in October 2008 to represent and support breeders of Pedigree Welsh Pigs.

The need for such a society was identified by The Welsh Pig Breeders Group which had become concerned that the Thoroughbred Welsh breed of pig was in danger of dying out if not protected. The Welsh breed of pig has been an indigenous breed for Wales for centuries. It is an easily managed commercial type of pig and was one of the 3 major breeds upon which the modern pig industry is built. However hybrid pig production by commercial pig breeders has produced a dramatic decline on the numbers of true Pedigree Welsh pigs. In 2005 The Welsh Breed was declared an endangered species and is now classified as a rare breed.

Following the establishment of The Society the Project has continued to deliver against its prime objective of supporting, encouraging and promoting the development of the Pedigree Welsh Pig Breed.

The overall objectives of the organisation are to:

- co-ordinate, encourage and promote the development of the Pedigree Welsh Pig breed in the pig industry throughout Wales, the UK and the European Union including the development of the Pedigree Welsh Pig brand

- improve the sustainability and eventual expansion of the breed by supporting and increasing Society membership

- identify and facilitate co-operative supply chain initiatives amongst the society members

- develop new skills associated with pedigree pigs within The Society and its Members.

The Society aims to achieve some of these objectives through the mechanism of the Supply Chain Efficiencies Scheme Project that it has been awarded.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage - Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

ITTPMS0511

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Time Limits

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Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

For further information and to express an interest in this tender please visit the following website and register as a supplier:

[[http://sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=25843]]

Deadline Date: 13.06.2011

Deadline date refers to: Receipt of tender responses.

(MT Ref:23618)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice