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AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Sheep Genotyping Services

R&DCPV 73111000
ValueValue not published
Deadline3 Nov 2025
Published23 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 3 Nov 2025
Who to contact
procurement@ahdb.org.uk

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The brief

Signet Breeding Services is the part of AHDB responsible for delivering the UK’s national genetic evaluations to sheep producers.

Signet delivers three mixed breed genetic evaluations to the sheep industry, one for terminal sire breeds, one for lowland maternal breeds and one for hill breeds.

Our terminal sire and hill evaluations utilise genomic information that has been provided to AHDB from a variety of different sources using a range of chip types.

Genomic approaches are rapidly being developed for our lowland maternal evaluation.

AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of companies that can provide the genotypes required to complete this work.

Two work packages are specified within this tender document.

Bidders can bid for either work package or both of them.

Work Package 1.

Medium density sheep genotyping for hill sheep and maternal breeds.

Work Package 2.

Medium density sheep genotyping for terminal sire breeds.

Closing date for submissions by 12 noon on the 3 November 2025 https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Signet Breeding Services is the part

Signet Breeding Services is the part of AHDB responsible for delivering the UK’s national genetic evaluations to sheep producers.

02

AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure

AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of companies that can provide the genotypes required to complete this work.

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OCID
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Stage
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