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How to win: ID 6581767 - DAERA - VSAGH - Protein of Animal Origin Testing in Feed

A services contract from Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, worth £562,036. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Value

£562,036

Closing date

2 December 2026

About this contract

The Department requires a Supplier to test feed samples in an officially approved laboratory. Department staff will collect the feed samples from farms, stores, mills and merchants, and the contract will involve all types of feed, including, straights, compound feeds, pellets etc. The key objective of this procurement is to adhere to EU Regulation 999/2001.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £562,036, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 2 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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