# Challenge Sheep Health Screen

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: SAC Consulting Veterinary Services
- Award value: £100,000
- Tender value: £95,000
- Award date: 5 May 2018
- Published: 1 May 2019
- Contract start: 1 September 2018
- Contract end: 31 August 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: cdeed195-bea4-4369-b9e3-69b494b8e2a7-287120
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-929d52bf-691e-4754-88b3-5007fd48f8c3

## Description

AHDB Beef and Lamb have launched Challenge Sheep, a project monitoring the performance of replacement ewes\. Each of the project farms will undertake health screens for production limiting diseases and infections over the next six years\. These screens include testing for Maedi Visna, Johnes, Border disease, abortion antibodies and trace elements\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdeed195-bea4-4369-b9e3-69b494b8e2a7-287120)