I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has or had the following contracts with the company referenced in the PQ:
A contract is in place from 1 September 2014 – 31 August 2018 for the provision of a service for the registration of bovine births, the issuing of bovine passports and the handling and processing of notifications in relation to farm to farm bovine movements and on-farm bovine deaths. The total value of this contract is approximately €20 million. A new public procurement competition (Request For Tenders) will be advertised for this service in 2018, well in advance of the expiry date of the existing contract and should be in place for 1 September 2018
Since 2002, the company has held a number of contracts with my Department for the provision of a service for the handling, processing, verification and recording of pig movement notifications. The current contract, with a total value of €320,000 will be in place until 28 February 2018. The company has recently been selected as the preferred tenderer in a further contract for the same service which is due to commence on 1 March 2018.
The company has indicated to the Department that their focus remains firmly on delivering operational and customer excellence against contracted service levels.
