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UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (BSPB)

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.

The estimated value is £5,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 July 2026.

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

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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 breeders rights, national listing & seed certification. The services are: Service A: Design and Organisation of Value for Cultivation and Use Trials, Except for Potatoes, Grasses and Clovers Service B: Design and Organisation of Value for Cultivation and Use Trials for Grasses and Clovers We are presently working to assess the expected value of the concession contract, as a result the requirement may be assessed to be a below threshold requirement.

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 041037-2026

Last time this was bought

UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification: NIAB Concession Contract

Won by
Naib, Niab
Awarded
3 March 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
30 June 2027

Matched on Animal and Plant Health Agency, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

From notice 041037-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.