Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/11/2015
External Reference: 2015-586063
TED Reference: 2015/S 225-409973
Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/11/2015
External Reference: 2015-586063
TED Reference: 2015/S 225-409973
Parvel collection and delivery service for samples of food of animal origin
Dublin 2
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires a parcel collection
and delivery service for samples of food of animal origin (meat, milk, eggs,
honey) taken by the Contracting Authority’s regional inspectorate on-farm or at
Irish meat plants. The samples which are taken as part of the National Residue
Control Plan are analysed for residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides and
contaminants. The samples are classed as ‘exempt animal specimens’.
Prospective tenderers will be required to provide a service that involves the
collection of these samples from various locations in the Republic of Ireland and
to deliver them to various locations on the island of Ireland and to return empty
boxes to their original location either on the next pick up from the original location
or as otherwise agreed with the Contracting Authority.
Records indicate that approximately 20,000 samples are taken each year at
more than 100 sampling points nationwide. The number of corresponding
deliveries (including the return of the empty boxes back to the sampling points) is
approximately 10,000.
Parcel collection and delivery service for samples of food of animal origin