The Department of Agriculture is seeking tenders for valuations and advice for compensation to poultry farmers who are required to cull their flocks.
According to the Animal Health and Welfare Act, the Minister for Agriculture is able to order the destruction and disposal of animals, animal products and feed where it is suspected - or is at risk - of being affected by a disease.
Also stated in the act is that the Minister must pay compensation to the owner of the affected farm. This compensation cannot exceed the open market value of the animal before its killing or natural death as if the disease did not exist.
Service
The Department is now looking for a service to provide 29 poultry valuation tables for breeding, laying and meat production birds at various stages in their life cycle.
A spokesperson for the Department said that the successful tenderer would need to analyse a range of data sets and input costs to arrive at the value of the poultry.
“The development of these tables, across the full range of poultry enterprise types, requires specialist knowledge of each production system and in particular knowledge of production costs.”
Tender
The tender has an estimated value of €90,000 and the contract will run for five years. The Department will choose the most economically advantageous tender.
The tables will need to show the birds' age in days or weeks as appropriate, with a corresponding valuation, and should provide details on the factors taken into account for the valuation.
The tables will be updated by the tenderer every six months for the duration of the contract.
The Department said that it is likely the poultry valuation tables would be presented on a public website.
The successful tenderer may be required to assist with or attend a national or EU audit or provide supporting evidence where an individual valuation or compensation payment based on such a valuation is the subject of a legal challenge.
The deadline for applications will be at 3pm on Tuesday 17 June.
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The Department of Agriculture is seeking tenders for valuations and advice for compensation to poultry farmers who are required to cull their flocks.
According to the Animal Health and Welfare Act, the Minister for Agriculture is able to order the destruction and disposal of animals, animal products and feed where it is suspected - or is at risk - of being affected by a disease.
Also stated in the act is that the Minister must pay compensation to the owner of the affected farm. This compensation cannot exceed the open market value of the animal before its killing or natural death as if the disease did not exist.
Service
The Department is now looking for a service to provide 29 poultry valuation tables for breeding, laying and meat production birds at various stages in their life cycle.
A spokesperson for the Department said that the successful tenderer would need to analyse a range of data sets and input costs to arrive at the value of the poultry.
“The development of these tables, across the full range of poultry enterprise types, requires specialist knowledge of each production system and in particular knowledge of production costs.”
Tender
The tender has an estimated value of €90,000 and the contract will run for five years. The Department will choose the most economically advantageous tender.
The tables will need to show the birds' age in days or weeks as appropriate, with a corresponding valuation, and should provide details on the factors taken into account for the valuation.
The tables will be updated by the tenderer every six months for the duration of the contract.
The Department said that it is likely the poultry valuation tables would be presented on a public website.
The successful tenderer may be required to assist with or attend a national or EU audit or provide supporting evidence where an individual valuation or compensation payment based on such a valuation is the subject of a legal challenge.
The deadline for applications will be at 3pm on Tuesday 17 June.
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Almost 16,000 birds to be culled in Tyrone due to suspected bird flu
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