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Contract for the provision of External Audit of BCGcattle Phase 3

Research consultancy services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY: "Contract for the provision of External Audit of BCGcattle Phase 3". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCYScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.8Bids / Report
16.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 12 active published awards; 12 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Nov 2025, 10:19 GMT
Last source update17 Nov 2025, 10:19 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e232
What is being bought
Contract for the provision of External Audit of BCGcattle Phase 3
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Nov 2025, 10:19 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    17 Nov 2025, 10:19 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    17 Nov 2025, 10:19 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The requirement is for the external auditor to be based on the extended field work to complete Phase 3. The complexity and challenges around this project are numerous and the external auditor brings stability and experience. The external auditor is critical to success of the field trials.<br/>​Defra have invested in the development of a vaccine and companion DIVA test for bovine TB and it is expected that these will be a key tool in the control of this disease. For granting of a Marketing Authorisation (MA) by VMD a field trial of both diagnostics demonstrating safety and specificity must be run in the field. The external auditor will ensure that the field trial complies with GCPvet by performing audits as well as providing consultancy as and when required. Any significant deviation from GCPvet would risk granting of the MAs, and the field trial having to be repeated.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Nov 2025, 10:19 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 28 Oct 2025, 00:00 GMT · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Clinical Research and Communication
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 28 Oct 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 1519 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 1519 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Contracting authority GB-FTS-142900
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  • ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
    buyer

    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DF
    network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
    +44 3459335577

  • Clinical Research and Communication
    supplier

    CHE-103.867.800
    Gartenstrasse 105, Basel, CH032, CH-4052
    +41 612633545

  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
    mediationBody
    reviewBody

    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe justification of the direct award to Clinical Research and Communication (CRC) is due to previous expertise in this cattle vaccine trial under a previous contract for these services for this programme of work therefore continuation of this work under a new contract is required. The supplier’s knowledge and understanding of the trial is vital to the success of this project which has seen considerable delays due to its complexity. There will be a risk of failure of the project if the supplier were to change at this critical stage.<br/>The justification for this STA/Direct award is under PCR 2015 Reg 32 - “Compatibility – the supplier has the relevant methodology to complete an assignment which was previously let by competitive tender”.