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EC: tender for feed modelling study in EU

// 29 aug 2008

The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for tender for a study on modelling of feed consumption in the European Union (EU).

The aim of the study is to analyse the feed consumption in the EU, and, based on this analysis, to develop a quantitative model to estimate the annual demand for feed concentrates in the European Union, by Member State, category of animals, physiological stage, livestock production system and feeding system. The model will also take into account the prices and the availability of the different feed concentrates and the raw materials used to produce them.

The maximum budget attributed to this project is € 299,999. The deadline for submitting offers expires on 12 November 2008. The Commission intends to award the contract before the end of 2008, following the evaluation of the offers received. The contractor will have to carry out the study within 9 months from the signature of the contract.

More details can be found here.

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