Official UK procurement notice
Control of Iceberg Diseases in Sheep in Wales
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£40,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of a contract for the assessment of the prevalence of three major chronic sheep diseases in Wales - collectively known as "Iceberg diseases". No competitive process was followed as the supplier in question uniquely holds sole access to suitable, geographically diverse samples, in-house Enerplex testing platform as well as the laboratory infrastructure, data handling systems and scientific expertise required to carry out the testing.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 12 Nov 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Authority reference
C256/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073320- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dfecFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published12 Nov 2025, 16:46 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD | £40,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Control of "Iceberg" Diseases in Sheep in Wales · ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wales Veterinary Science Centre (EVSC)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender