Animal and Plant Health Agency

Upcoming opportunities

• Provision of Contingency Official Veterinarians ("COV") Services in Scotland

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 30 Oct, 2026Value £1.00mSource Find a Tender

  Supporting Scotland's Response to Exotic Animal Disease Outbreaks The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking support from vet practices across Scotland to help respond to outbreaks of exotic notifiable and reportable animal diseases, including Avian Influenza (AI) and Bluetongue (BT). During disease outbreaks

• Good Practice Training

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 18 Sept, 2026Value £152.50kSource Find a Tender

  APHA requires a supplier to deliver a range of Good Practice training via interactive workshops, where participants are active in both discussion and practice of the techniques/skills that are being explored. The inclusion of examples/scenarios are also requested to make learning as ‘real life’ as possible. Our evaluat

• The Supply of Sterile Boot Swab Kits to the Animal and Plant Health Agency

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 31 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £166.67kSource Find a Tender

  The Animal and Plant Health Agency requires the supply and delivery of sterile boot swab sampling kits used to collect faecal material from poultry litter for laboratory testing. The kits are primarily used during official sampling undertaken as part of the UK Salmonella National Control Programme, with additional appl

• Supply of Real-Time PCR Instruments to APHA

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 15 Sept, 2026Value £3.80mSource Find a Tender

  The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned procurement for the supply, installation, training, warranty and lifecycle support of approximately 60 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) systems over a period of up to five years. The systems will be used fo

• Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 24 Jul, 2026Value £4.30mSource Find a Tender

  A UK2 notice (UK-0329) was published on 08/08/2025, containing the same details as below. Since then, the scope has been further developed, and we are re-engaging with the market to obtain the most current information before proceeding to competitive tender. Defra is exploring options for supply of antigen and vaccines

• Science Estates Delivery Framework

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 1 Sept, 2026Value £250.00mSource Find a Tender

  Defra is developing a new Science Estates Delivery Framework to support the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) site at Weybridge and provide a flexible, expert and accessible route to market for high containment building requirements at Weybridge. The framework is expected to provide access to a broad range of life

• Supply of Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) Slides

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 31 Jul, 2026Value £400.00kSource Find a Tender

  We require the supply of IFAT slides in order to undertake statutory import/export, and international trade, tests with respect to the following diseases in horses and dogs: 1. Leishmania Infantum 2. Babesia Caballi 3. Theileria Equi We are interested in engaging with potential suppliers of the above slides to: 1.

• Supply of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 19 Jun, 2026Value £600.00kSource Find a Tender

  APHA is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned procurement for the supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) to support biological and pathological imaging applications. The current requirement is anticipated to include: - A 120 kV class Transmissio

• On-Farm Kill & Carcase Collection Open Framework Agreement

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 26 Jun, 2026Value £23.14mSource Find a Tender

  This is a re-procurement of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s existing On-Farm Kill & Carcase Collection Framework Agreement and is expected to be launched in September 2026 with a view to establish an eight (8)-year open framework series. The On-Farm Kill & Carcase Collection framework will seek the appointment of

• International Specialist Courier for APHA (2026)

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 29 May, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking early expressions of interest and pre-market engagement from suppliers for the transportation of Category B (UN3373) samples internationally by a Courier Specialist.

• Veterinary Delivery Partnership

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 24 Jun, 2026Value £500.00mSource Find a Tender

  This notice is published to call for interested parties regarding our upcoming Veterinary Delivery Partnership (“VDP”) reprocurement to: 1. Attend a market engagement presentation, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 3 pm – 5pm. 2. Attend a 1-on-1 market engagement session, to be held via MS Teams,

• UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (BSPB)

  Location: London

  UpcomingPublished 5 May, 2026Value £5.00mSource Find a Tender

  This notice relates to the requirement to award a concession contract to the British Society of Plant Breeders (“BSPB”). The subject matter of the contract is the delivery of plant breeders rights, national listing & seed certification. The services are: Service A: Design and Organisation of Value for Cultivation and U

• UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (NIAB)

  Location: London

  UpcomingPublished 9 Dec, 2025Source Find a Tender

  This notice relates to the requirements to award two contracts to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany ("NIAB"); one service contract and one concession contract. The subject matter of both contracts is the delivery of plant breeders rights, national listing & seed certification. The services are: Service A: D

• Software Communications Tool Request for Information

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 19 Jan, 2026Source Find a Tender

  APHA is seeking software solutions to enhance staff communication and soft skills. Our diverse workforce—including inspectors, scientists, and customer service teams—regularly interacts with stakeholders such as farmers and livestock keepers, where clear and empathetic communication is vital. We aim to procure tools th

• Diagnostic test for Mammalian TB

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 30 Jan, 2026Value £1.00Source Find a Tender

  The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to identify existing and potential manufacturers and/or suppliers of field-deployable diagnostic tests for mammalian tuberculosis, including those with products currently under development or those willing to collaborate with APHA to create such solutions. Informatio

• APHA Contingency Requirement: Provision of On-Farm Carcase Pickup Services

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 17 Oct, 2025Value £10.00mSource Find a Tender

  The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) (the Authority) are seeking to place an Open Framework for the Provision of Farm Labour Resource to facilitate Carcase Pick up on an Infected Premises (IP) during an Outbreak or other Incident. The intention of this requirement is to allow the Authority to access the services o

• Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP Standards

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 12 Nov, 2025Value £9.79mSource Find a Tender

  A Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) certified to EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards is required to work in partnership with the Authority to achieve UK Marketing Authorisation (MA) and, thereafter, undertake the scaled up production of the DST-F reagent, a diagnostic skin test to Detect Infected amo

• Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 8 Sept, 2025Value £4.50mSource Find a Tender

  Defra is exploring options for supply of antigen and vaccines to the UK foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and is seeking to identify existing and potential suppliers who have FMD vaccines with robust evidence of quality, safety, and efficacy. We are keen to hear from suppliers who are in a position to supply su

• Agricultural Valuation Services Framework Agreement

  Location: London

  UpcomingPublished 7 Aug, 2025Value £7.00mSource Find a Tender

  A reprocurement of Defra's existing valuation services framework is expected to be launched in early August with a view to establish an eight year open framework series. The valuation services framework will seek the appointment of a range of professionals who can value: livestock, crops and assets. The purpose of thes

• Purchase of International Specialist Courier Services for APHA

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 16 Jul, 2025Value £1.50mSource Find a Tender

  Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking early expressions of interest and pre-market engagement from suppliers for a proposed 2-year contract for the transportation of Category A (UN2814 & UN2900) and Category B (UN3373) samples internationally by a Courier Specialist.