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On-Farm Kill & Carcase Collection Open Framework Agreement

Animal and Plant Health Agency · NHS and health

In brief

Animal and Plant Health Agency has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £23,140,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 8 years, starting 1 May 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £23,140,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

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 a range of providers who can deliver various services, across different Lots, that include; handling, culling, removal of carcase(s) and provision of post mortem examination facilities (where required), and carcase disposal services for farmed livestock, primarily for TB control purposes. Services may be required to be delivered at very short notice (within six (6) to twelve (12) hours). The resulting framework is to be open for use by: Defra, APHA, Welsh Government & Scottish Government.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 040108-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 047052-2026

Last time this was bought

Provision of On-Farm Carcase Pickup Services Framework Agreement

Won by
Adler & Allan Limited, Livetec Systems Limited, J Passey and Son LLP, Meraxian Limited
Awarded
28 July 2026
Value
£30,000,000
Bids
4
Contract ends
31 July 2028

Matched on Animal and Plant Health Agency, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Animal and Plant Health AgencyLast 12 months

Procurements

66

Awards

50

Suppliers it has used most

All tenders and awards from Animal and Plant Health Agency

From notice 040108-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 April 2026, last updated 21 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.