Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCYEstimated Value
Up to £4,300,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
15 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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 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 suitable FMD vaccine products from early 2028 (including manufacturing lead times as necessary).
Please provide the information detailed in the section below, but please note that Defra will not consider heterologous vaccine products. Defra reserves the right to follow up with suppliers on a 1:1 basis to further understand their capabilities with regard to this requirement.
Contact & helpdesk
Those wishing to provide the information requested here should contact Melanie Swain (melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk), by 24th July 2026.
Additional details
Defra is seeking this information to inform decisions around guarantees of supply to the UK market. Therefore the estimated total value shown below is only indicative at this stage.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE)
£2m
total awarded
- 2
OptiGene Limited
4 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2025£312,029
total awarded
- 3
Sakura Finetek UK Limited
3 contracts wonlatest 4 Jun 2026£129,145
total awarded
- 4
Wolf Laboratories Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 30 Jun 2031£41,675
total awarded
- 5
BMG LABTECH Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2027£45,132
total awarded
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Animal and Plant Health AgencyKey Dates
Published
15 July 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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