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ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Supply of Real-Time PCR Instruments to APHA
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £3,800,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 24 Aug 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned procurement for the supply, installation, training, warranty and lifecycle support of approximately 60 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) systems over a period of up to five years.
The systems will be used for the molecular detection and quantification of DNA and RNA targets within laboratory environments. The requirement is for current-production, CE-marked, 96-well qPCR platforms capable of quantitative and qualitative analysis, multiplex fluorescence detection with a minimum of five optical channels, high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis, and compatibility with non-proprietary reagents and consumables.
The scope will include associated software, installation, user training, calibration certification, warranty provision and ongoing maintenance and support services. Suppliers must be able to provide network-enabled data management functionality and support operation within accredited laboratory environments. Full technical requirements, service expectations and evaluation criteria will be detailed within the procurement documents.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 38000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 20 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 20 August 2026.
Release 079472-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 24 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 24 August 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 080294-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e8a2
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Mon 31 Aug 2026, 08:09 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:46 BST
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