APHA CapEx: Cell Culture Pump

Official notice

Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£22,983published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Thistle Scientific Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

APHA requires a cell culture pump system (the “Equipment”) to support in vitro and ex vivo tissue culture research. The Equipment will enable continuous media flow across biological samples, improving culture conditions, reducing contamination, and enabling downstream analysis.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST
Last source update: 8 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST
Authority reference: C34367
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053771
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06afb4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
8 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £22,9831 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thistle Scientific Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

C34367- Supply of one (1) Cell Culture Pump · Thistle Scientific Ltd
Signed
5 Jun 2026
Value
£22,983
Period
15 Jun 2026 – 12 Jul 2027
Status
active
2 agreed KPIs: Delivery · Quality
- Delivery, Equipment delivered, installed and commissioned, with training completed, within timescales stated in Appendix 2.
- Quality, Equipment meets specification (Appendix 2) and operates as required.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBHC-6261-BLLQ Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thistle Scientific LtdAwarded supplier Unit 41 Somers Road Ind Estate, Rugby, West Midlands, CV22 7DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST