Buyer profile · NHS and health

Animal and Plant Health Agency tenders and contracts

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Tenders published: 3; About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded: 51; To 61 different suppliers
Value awarded: £42.9m; 45 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract: £56k; Median value awarded
Open now: 0; 4 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Animal and Plant Health Agency has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

Published 24Sept
Provision of Contingency Official Veterinarians ("COV") Services in Scotland
ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping
UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract
£1mestimated
Published 26Aug
The Supply of Sterile Boot Swab Kits to the Animal and Plant Health Agency
UK-wideMedical equipment and supplies
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£167kestimated
Published 20Aug
Supply of Real-Time PCR Instruments to APHA
UK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£3.8mestimated
Published 7Jul
Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine
UK-wideMedical equipment and supplies
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£4.3mestimated
Published 3Jul
Science Estates Delivery Framework
South EastConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs
UpcomingSuitable for SMEsDynamic purchasing
£250mframework ceiling
Published 1Jul
Supply of Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) Slides
South EastMedical equipment and supplies
UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework
£400kframework ceiling
Published 8Jun
Supply of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
South EastLaboratory and scientific equipment
Upcoming
£600kestimated
Published 15May
International Specialist Courier for APHA (2026)
UK-widePostal and courier, Transport
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
Value not stated
Published 13May
Veterinary Delivery Partnership
North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, WalesGrounds maintenance and landscaping
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£500mestimated
Published 5May
UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (BSPB)
UK-wide
UpcomingSuitable for SMEs
£5mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V.£27.7m
1 contract
NaibSME£10.7m
1 contract
PD Engineering Consultancy LtdSME£750k
1 contract
The Bee Farmers Association LtdSME£406k
1 contract
University of Liverpool£362k
2 contracts
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited£358k
1 contract
GTS Enterprises T/A Worldnet Shipping£100k
2 contracts
Wolf Laboratories LimitedSMENot stated
4 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)8%
Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)14%
Direct award (no competition)78%

Based on 51 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Animal and Plant Health Agency has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly: 8%; Lower than 63% of NHS and health bodies; Based on 51 procurements
Won by small firms: 44%; Higher than 51% of NHS and health bodies; Based on 63 winning suppliers
Bids per contract: 3; About the same as most NHS and health bodies; Based on 5 awards
Direct awards: 78%; Higher than 56% of NHS and health bodies; Based on 51 procurements

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Bids per contract, 77 NHS and health bodies

This buyer: 3

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Range	Buyers
0–2 bids	9
2–4 bids	35
4–6 bids	19
6–8 bids	9
8–10 bids	1
10–12 bids	0
12–14 bids	2
14–16 bids	1
16–18 bids	0
18–20 bids	0
20+ bids	1

Advertised openly, 279 NHS and health bodies

This buyer: 8%

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Range	Buyers
0–10%	115
10–20%	56
20–30%	34
30–40%	13
40–50%	17
50–60%	14
60–70%	10
70–80%	6
80–90%	6
90–100%	8

Won by small firms, 274 NHS and health bodies

This buyer: 44%

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Range	Buyers
0–10%	5
10–20%	20
20–30%	35
30–40%	49
40–50%	51
50–60%	39
60–70%	24
70–80%	26
80–90%	18
90–100%	7

Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Animal and Plant Health Agency.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

Contract	Current supplier	Value	Ends
APHA CapEx: Supply of Tissue Cassette Writer	pfm Medical	£22k	16 Nov 2026
Provision of Hive Side Training	The Bee Farmers Association Ltd	£406k	30 Nov 2026
Supply of Computer Controlled Microplate Reader for Fluorescence	BMG Labtech Limited	£17k	31 Dec 2026
Contract C32444: Installation of Double Meshing Secondary S/S Wire Mesh	No.5 Plumbing & Building Services Ltd	£35k	31 Jan 2027

15 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

Contract	Won by	Value	Awarded
Multiple Freezers for APHA Laboratories	Wolf Laboratories Limited	£37k	9 Nov 2026
APHA International Specialist Courier Services	GTS Enterprises T/A Worldnet Shipping	£100k	28 Oct 2026
Scientific Computing Environment (SCE) for APHA 2027 Contract	Strategic Blue Services Limited	£2.55m	27 Oct 2026
Supply of Eclipse Ci-L Plus & Accessories	GT Vision Ltd	£14k	21 Oct 2026
Supply of Vaporised Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Generator to APHA	Wolf Laboratories Limited	—	19 Oct 2026
Supply of 3 Mediajet Dispensers to APHA	Wolf Laboratories Limited	£54k	19 Oct 2026
APHA International Specialist Courier Services	GTS Enterprises T/A Worldnet Shipping	—	1 Oct 2026
Supply of P33 LEEC Precision Incubator 730Ltr and Labcold Incubator	Wolf Laboratories Limited	£29k	30 Sept 2026
FLUOstar® Omega Lite Computer Controlled Microplate Reader for APHA	BMG Labtech Limited	£28k	24 Sept 2026
APHA CapEx: Luminex xMAP INTELLIFLEX DR-SE Analyser	Fisher Scientific UK Ltd	£121k	18 Sept 2026