Procurement Summary
Country : United Kingdom
Summary : Cattle Haylage Production
Deadline : 29 Mar 2024
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 98977170
Document Ref. No. : tender_413743/1326716
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : GBP 150000
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
City of London Corporation, Guildhall, London, EC2V 7HH London EC2V 7HH England
Contact Person : Onika
United Kingdom
Email :onika.syeda@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Tender Details
Title : Cattle Haylage Production
Location Of Contract : London
Industry : Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000
Value Of Contract : £150, 000
Description : The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of Cattle Haylage Production.Production of hay, haylage and silage from our own land for feeding our cattle herd in winter. As one of its core activities The City of London grazes Epping Forest and its surrounding lands utilising a herd of pedigree Longhorn cattle. During the winter the cattle are housed at Great Gregories Farm where the cows will calve inside buildings. When ground conditions are favourable in the spring the cattle will then go out to graze. Currently the herd size is 200+ with plans to increase this year on year, currently we require at least 1100 bales a year from our own lands to feed the herd through the winter months. Silage, haylage and hay needs to be cut at different times of year in order to preserve enough feed for the cattle and to meet the conservation needs of our grassland sites. In order to reduce plastics, we plan to cut at least 120 bales as hay (unwrapped) and store undercover at the farm. Most of the grasslands are unimproved and receive no fertiliser, they yield on average 10-15 bales a Ha. We are undertaking a tender process to appoint a contractor to produce our winter feed over a 5 year period. We are having a purpose b...
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