2025-789 Supply of dairy cattle genotyping
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · West Midlands
Key facts
- Contract value
- £205,313
- Awarded
- 01 Apr 2026
- Contract starts
- 01 Apr 2026
- Contract ends
- 31 Mar 2027
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Source
- Find a Tender
Awarded to
| Supplier | Value |
|---|---|
| National Milk Records | £205,313 |
Description
Genomic evaluations for dairy traits have been available in the UK since 2012 through AHDB Dairy’s genetic evaluation services. This opportunity is for the provision of genotyping a population of Holstein dairy cows that have methane phenotypes recorded on UK dairy farms. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of a single bidder that can provide the genotyping service of 7,500 milking cows across 25-35 UK milk-recording dairy farms. Service requirements include: o Farm liaison o Sample collection o DNA extraction o SNP calling (≥55,000 SNPs at >=90% CR absolute minimum) o Submission of genotype, FMT200 pedigree and cross reference files to AHDB’s genomic portal o Quality control – Reported failures must be corrected and resubmitted. Closing date for submissions by 12 noon on the 9 February 2026 https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Categories (CPV)
- 77100000 Agricultural services
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