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title: "Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP"
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# Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appt-of-a-contract-manufacturing-organisation-for-production-of-dst-f-to-gmp-ocds-h6vhtk-052ac4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,786,429. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079)
- **Published Value:** £9,786,429 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pharmaceutical products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £27,677,784 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 10 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appt-of-a-contract-manufacturing-organisation-for-production-of-dst-f-to-gmp-ocds-h6vhtk-052ac4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052ac4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appt-of-a-contract-manufacturing-organisation-for-production-of-dst-f-to-gmp-ocds-h6vhtk-052ac4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appt-of-a-contract-manufacturing-organisation-for-production-of-dst-f-to-gmp-ocds-h6vhtk-052ac4#participate

## Description
A Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) certified to EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards is required to work in partnership with the Authority to achieve UK Marketing Authorisation (MA) and, thereafter, for scaled up production of the DST-F product, a diagnostic skin test to Detect Infected among Vaccinated Animals (DIVA). This will involve the technology transfer of the research grade product from the current non-GMP provider and the production of consistency batches.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £9,786,429

- **Contract Period:** 19/04/2026 to 19/04/2033
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP Standard (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-69848`
  - Value: £27,677,784 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/03/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-69848`
  - Value: £27,677,784 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP (active)
  - Signed Value: £27,677,784
  - Signed Date: 04/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072500-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-09T16:25:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T17:18:21.764Z
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