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AwardedAwarded 13 March 2026

UK Serotine Bat Populations

Animal and Plant Health Agency · NHS and health

In brief

Animal and Plant Health Agency awarded research work to University of Exeter on 13 March 2026.

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What the notice says

This contract will enable the delivery of a Defra funded research project ‘Investigating the Epidemiology and Transmission of European Bat Lyssavirus 1 in the UK’ to further our understanding of the increasing cases of bat rabies due to EBLV-1 in serotine bats in the Southwest of England. Furthering our understanding of host population genetics and host ecology using advanced molecular approaches will uniquely offer clues to understand the emergence, spread and potential maintenance of this fatal zoonotic virus in UK serotine bats. The Authority began the award process with the supplier before the new thresholds came into effect on 1 January 2026.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
University of Exeter£114,986
1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 025051-2026

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From notice 025051-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.