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Published 23 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services

Official notice

Authority: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT

Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025awarded 18 Dec 2025

Awarded to Neogen Europe Limited, Weatherbys Ireland Ltd2 awards

Contract term 11 moends 26 Dec 2027 · up to 26 Jan 2029 with extensions · starts 26 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 br

No preliminary market engagement: Time constraints to publish on time.

CPV: Research laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 11 moSMEPublished value£0

Contract period: 26 Jan 2027 – 26 Dec 2027 (11 mo) · up to 26 Jan 2029 with extensions

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 1 + 1

73111000 Research laboratory services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 50%
Pricing: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical
Pricing

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Last source update: 5 Mar 2026, 14:26 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Dec 2025
Authority reference: C30370
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058889
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Research laboratory services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a01e Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: 30 days from receipt of invoice as per AHDB terms and conditions

Review and risk notes

Risks: As per tender documents and timelines

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defra Group eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 26 Jan 2027 · 8 dates

Tender notice published392 days ago
23 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification questions by351 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline351 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by308 days ago
16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent307 days ago
18 Dec 2025
Standstill ends293 days ago
31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published229 days ago
5 Mar 2026, 14:26 GMT
Today
20 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 97 days
26 Jan 2027

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
23 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
18 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
18 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
Contract signature expected
22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Mar 2026, 14:26 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £312,5001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Neogen Europe LimitedSME, Weatherbys Ireland LtdSMEjoint award26 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2027 · up to 26 Jan 2029Extensions: 1 + 1 in 12month increments	£312,500same award published again · counted once	18 Dec 2025standstill to 31 Dec 2025	Standstill
Neogen Europe LimitedSME, Weatherbys Ireland LtdSMEjoint award	£312,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services · Neogen Europe LimitedSME, Weatherbys Ireland LtdSME
Signed
26 Jan 2026
Value
£312,500
Period
26 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2027 · up to 26 Jan 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 + 1
No agreed KPIs: Milestones set. Delivery of services are on-farm and suppliers will self-manage this aspect to deliver requirements within the contracted period.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4SUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Neogen Europe LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQJX-4334-PYQQ Auchincruive House, Ayr, Scotland, KA65HNContact email
Weatherbys Ireland LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCTQ-3498-XWWR Unit F1, M7 Business Park, Newhall, Naas, Kildare, IE, W91 VX86, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Mar 2026, 14:26 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST