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# ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 121 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-99334` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 121
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £38m (median award: £51k) across 82 of 82 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Animal and Plant Health Agency)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1.5 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 99 (94%), Framework: 5 (5%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 78 (74%), Open: 13 (12%), Route not published: 13 (12%), Limited / restricted: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Agricultural, forestry, horticultural services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-forestry-horticultural-aquacultural-and-apicult-77000000) (CPV 77):** 11 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 7 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 7 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-farming-fishing-forestry-and-related-products-03000000) (CPV 03):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 2 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[University of Surrey](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-surrey-coh-rc000671):** 7 procedures (8 awards)
2. **[OptiGene Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/optigene-limited-coh-06465874):** 4 procedures
3. **[Sakura Finetek UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sakura-finetek-uk-ltd-coh-06484019):** 3 procedures
4. **[GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPING](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gts-enterprises-t-a-worldnet-shipping-coh-04361196):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[The Pirbright Institute](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-pirbright-institute-coh-00559784):** 2 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermo-fisher-scientific-prionic-lelystad-b-v-GB-FTS-69848):** £28m · [Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appt-of-a-contract-manufacturing-organisation-for-production-of-dst-f-to-gmp-ocds-h6vhtk-052ac4)
2. **[PD Engineering Consultancy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pd-engineering-consultancy-ltd-coh-13838962):** £750k · [Supply of up to 30 Postmortem Room Tables](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-up-to-30-postmortem-room-tables-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3d1)
3. **[BRUKER UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bruker-uk-limited-coh-00923986):** £750k · [Supply of One (1) MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometer to APHA](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/apha-capex-supply-of-maldi-tof-mass-spectrometer-servicing-plan-ocds-h6vhtk-06efe2) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
4. **[RSK ADAS Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rsk-adas-limited-coh-10486936):** £639k · [Production and Supply of Poultry Rate Cards](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/production-and-supply-of-poultry-rate-cards-ocds-h6vhtk-052c13)
5. **[VALO BioMedia GmbH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/valo-biomedia-gmbh-GB-FTS-142901):** £480k · [Supply of Specified Pathogen Free (SPF) Eggs to APHA](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-specified-pathogen-free-spf-eggs-to-apha-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd81)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 60
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 93
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt