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Animal and Plant Health Agency
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Total contracts
109
Known spend
£873m
100 disclosed
Average value
£9m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
University of Surrey
7 winslatest 01 Apr 2026£2m
- 2
OptiGene Limited
4 winslatest 11 Jun 2025£312,029
- 3
Sakura Finetek UK Ltd
3 winslatest 04 Jun 2026£129,145
- 4
Meraxian Limited
2 winslatest 24 Jun 2026£30m
- 5
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
£1m
- 6
The Royal Veterinary College
2 winslatest 01 Apr 2026£1m
- 7
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
2 winslatest 01 Apr 2026£1m
- 8
Bee Farmers Association Ltd
2 winslatest 19 Jan 2026£812,000
- 9
GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPING
2 winslatest 27 Jun 2025£400,000
- 10
Lotek UK Limited
2 winslatest 23 Oct 2025£234,870
What they buy
By CPV categoryLab & precision equipmentCPV 38
5 contracts0
Agriculture & foodCPV 03
1 contract · £479,628
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
1 contract · £155,600
Agricultural servicesCPV 77
1 contract
R&D servicesCPV 73
1 contract
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (109)
APHA capex: supply of bench-top parallel 4 bioreactor platform
APHA require a BioXplorer 400 4‑Position Bioreactor System to support their diagnostic, surveillance, and research activities involving Specified Animal Pathogens Order (SAPO) / Ad
Science estates delivery framework
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 ro
Technical transfer of DST-F to CMO
This Contract is for Technology Transfer Services for DST-F manufacture from the Supplier's pilot scale facility to the appointed Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO). The Sup
Supply of indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) slides
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. Lei
Portable recirculation fume hood for APHA
Portable Recirculation Fume Hood: LUPC framework, LAB5093 (Laboratory Equipment (General) and Associated Services) - Lot 3 (Safety).
Cytospin centrifuges & accessories for APHA
Contract C34326: Cytospin Centrifuges & Accessories for APHA LUPC LAB5093 (Laboratory Equipment (General) and Associated Services) - Lot 1 (Centrifuges)
Poultry health training course
For five APHA members of staff (field vets) to attend a F2F Poultry Health training course delivered by The Pirbright Institute between the 20th to the 24th July 2026. To increase
Appt. of a contract manufacturing organisation for production of DST-F to GMP
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 Marketin
Online bee health education maintenance
Maintenance of Online Bee Health Courses for an initial term of ten (10) months, with three (3) optional one (1) year extensions until 31st March 2030. Including but not limited to
APHA capex: cell culture pump
APHA requires a cell culture pump system (the “Equipment”) to support in vitro and ex vivo tissue culture research. The Equipment will enable continuous media flow across biologica
Supply of a transmission electron microscope (TEM)
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)
ISTR biosafety practitioner group course
It would be highly beneficial for a number of our Building Officers, Deputy Building Officers, and Departmental Safety Advisers to attend the ISTR Biosafety Practitioner course as
Contract C34262 - automated vacuum infiltration tissue processor
Contract C34262 - Automated Vacuum Infiltration Tissue Processor for APHA
Project aspen final phase (project reporting & closure)
This procurement relates to the delivery of the outstanding final report under a previous contract (C28984), which was originally awarded to RAB Consultants Limited following an op
APHA annual service and calibration of vaccine fridges
Provision of APHA Annual Service and Calibration of Vaccine Fridges
Supply of promethion sequencing equipment, reagents and consumables
The purpose of this Transparency Notice is to announce that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) intend to award a Contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for PromethION Sequ
On-farm kill & carcase collection open framework agreement
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 wit
International specialist courier for APHA (2026)
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 intern
Veterinary delivery partnership
APHA is anticipating going to market in Autumn 2026 to retender our long standing Veterinary Delivery Partnership (“VDP”) contracts. VDP is APHA’s primary mechanism for contracting
UK plant breeders rights, national listing and seed certification (BSPB)
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