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Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine

Animal and Plant Health Agency · NHS and health

In brief

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

The estimated value is £4,300,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 69 months, up to 129 months with extensions, starting 1 July 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?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for medical supplies contracts across the UK (from 546 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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. Those wishing to provide the information requested here should contact Melanie Swain ([email removed]), by 24th July 2026. Defra reserves the right to follow up with suppliers on a 1:1 basis to further understand their capabilities with regard to this requirement. 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.

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 063578-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 066862-2026

About the buyer

Animal and Plant Health AgencyLast 12 months

Procurements

43

Awards

36

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

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From notice 063578-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 July 2026, last updated 15 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.