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Published 14 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2025-789 Supply of dairy cattle genotyping

Authority: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT

Submissions closed 9 Feb 2026awarded 2 Mar 2026

Awarded to National Milk Records Ltd2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Genomic evaluations for dairy traits have been available in the UK since 2012 through AHDB Dairy’s genetic evaluation services.

This opportunity is for the provision of genotyping a population of Holstein dairy cows that have methane phenotypes recorded on UK dairy farms. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of a single bidder that can provide the genotyping service of 7,500 milking cows across 25-35 UK milk-recording dairy farms.

Service requirements include:

o Farm liaison

o Sample collection

o DNA extraction

o SNP calling (≥55,000 SNPs at >=90% CR absolute minimum)

o Submission of genotype, FMT200 pedigree and cross reference files to AHDB’s genomic portal

o Quality control – Reported failures must be corrected and resubmitted.

Closing date for submissions by 12 noon on the 9 February 2026

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CPV: Agricultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£0

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Option to extend for up to 1 year

77100000 Agricultural services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
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Technical & professional ability
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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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 60%
Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical
Price

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
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Technical & professional ability
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What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: 14 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
Last source update: 14 Apr 2026, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
Authority reference: C32679
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-003240
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Agricultural services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060605 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: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

14 Jan 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published278 days ago
14 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
Clarification questions by253 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline253 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent232 days ago
2 Mar 2026
Award decision expected by224 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends222 days ago
11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts202 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published189 days ago
14 Apr 2026, 10:52 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
14 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
2 Mar 2026, 17:17 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 Mar 2026, 17:17 GMT
Contract signature expected
20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Apr 2026, 10:52 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £205,8331 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
National Milk Records LtdSME2025-789 Dairy Cattle Genotyping1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Up to 12 months	£205,833	2 Mar 2026standstill to 11 Mar 2026	Standstill
National Milk Records LtdSME	£205,313 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

2025-789 Supply of dairy cattle genotyping · National Milk Records LtdSME
Signed
2 Apr 2026
Value
£205,313
Period
2 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 months
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
4final-stage tenders	4	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

1 commercial party on the notice

National Milk Records LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZLC-1972-WYGX Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, London, W1K4QYContact 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 Tender14 Apr 2026, 10:52 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Mar 2026, 17:17 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT