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ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

The Supply of Sterile Boot Swab Kits to the Animal and Plant Health Agency

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33696500
Value£167k
Deadline31 Jan 2027
Published26 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 26 Aug 2026157 days leftCloses 31 Jan 2027
Who to contact
Lucy Webster
procurement@defra.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£167ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY publishes Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals work continuously — 5 notices, roughly one every 82 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

The Animal and Plant Health Agency requires the supply and delivery of sterile boot swab sampling kits used to collect faecal material from poultry litter for laboratory testing.

The kits are primarily used during official sampling undertaken as part of the UK Salmonella National Control Programme, with additional applications including research and environmental investigations.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The Animal and Plant Health Agency requires

The Animal and Plant Health Agency requires the supply and delivery of sterile boot swab sampling kits used to collect faecal material from poultry litter for laboratory testing.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ece3
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
081435-2026
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