# Equine Farrier Service

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester Police](/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-greater-manchester-police/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Newton Forge Farriers
- Award value: £95,000
- Award date: 28 January 2020
- Published: 16 March 2020
- Contract start: 1 April 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6e5a6c16-3404-4ec7-93ad-3fb14c375d89-350025
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9f568dd8-4ef1-4556-9a47-57e14939dde0

## Description

GMP are seeking to award a contract for the provision of a Equine Farrier Service\. The Mounted Unit of GMP has an establishment of approximately 20 horses, stabled at the Hough End Centre in South Manchester\. The unit operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the horses are required to work a variety of shifts\. On average, the horses work undersaddle 2-4 hours a day, 6 days a week, mainly walking on roads\. They are predominantly hunter types and stand between 16\.2hh and 17\.3hh\. The diet of the horses is roughage based, consisting of haylage, alfalfa and a balancer\. They are predominantly stabled on rubber mats with a shallow layer of bedding, which is currently chopped rape straw, and with minimal access to turnout\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e5a6c16-3404-4ec7-93ad-3fb14c375d89-350025)