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AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services

Awarded to FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd

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Published
Published 10 November 2025
Deadline
Closed 11 December 2025

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Overview

The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has awarded a contract to FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd for badger and fox necropsy services, including collection of carcasses from designated locations, laboratory examination, histopathological analysis, tissue sampling, and safe disposal by rendering. The service encompasses monthly and quarterly reporting with detailed findings on injury assessments, pathology results, and sample data to be submitted to the Department's Wildlife and Bacteriology teams, valued at €2,000,000 and awarded on 16 February 2026.

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  • AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services

    The service comprises of • The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory • Necropsy Procedure to be performed in the tenderer's laboratory • Histopathological Examination • Collection, freezing and storage of tissue samples and the transport of the tissue samples to the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston, Co. Kildare • Safe disposal of the badger and fox carcases by rendering and disposal of other associated packaging • Reporting all findings back to the Department on a monthly and quarterly basis and then an overall annual report. Reports should be written reports, accompanied by an excel sheet and not just an excel sheet. Written reports must contain the number of badgers received, the locations the badgers were caught at, injury score assessment, pregnancy status, weight and sex of the badger, approximate age (juvenile or adult), record if gross lesions were found, record of samples harvested for culture, culture results. Reports should be sent to the Wildlife SVI and SRO in Bacteriology Lab.

    €2,000,000Won by FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd

Key details

Country
Ireland
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
€2,000,000
Procedure
Open
Published
10 November 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory servicesAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesAgricultural services

Award outcome

Awarded value
€2,000,000
Award date
16 February 2026
Contract period
— → 21 January 2031
Winner
  • FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd

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  1. Contract Award Notice

    28 April 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    10 November 2025

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