Good Practice Training

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  "date": "2026-09-04T10:05:45+01:00",
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    "name": "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY"
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    "legalBasis": {
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    "description": "APHA requires a supplier to deliver a range of Good Practice training via interactive workshops, where participants are active in both discussion and practice of the techniques/skills that are being explored. The inclusion of examples/scenarios are also requested to make learning as ‘real life’ as possible. Our evaluation of training has shown that our learners respond better to this blended approach.\nTraining courses are to be tailored to animal health and animal scientist research and product needs, with the course content being designed to be relevant to these specific areas of work. All APHA attendees will require a certificate of attendance following the completion of each course. This requirement will need to be in place by December 2026.\nThe tender will include two distinct, but related Lots concerning GxP Quality Training Courses, \nLot 1 – GLP and GCPv Training Courses \nLot 2 – GMP and GDP Training Courses\nTraining courses required are:\n• Introduction to Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)\n• GLP Refresher\n• GLP Outline for Test Facility Managers\n• GLP Update for Study Directors and Principal Investigators\n• GLP Refresher Training – Archivist\n• Good Clinical Practice veterinary (GCPv) Refresher\n• Introduction to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)\n• GMP Refresher\n• Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Refresher",
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      "futureNoticeDate": "2026-09-25T23:59:59+01:00"
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      "name": "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY",
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "SW1P 4DF",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street"
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        "email": "procurement@defra.gov.uk",
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  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
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        "id": "083768-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083768-2026",
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        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2026-09-04T10:05:45+01:00"
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        "id": "engagement",
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        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-09-18T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Interested parties should please send an email to procurement@defra.gov.uk .\nKindly provide answers to the following questions to register your interest, these should be sent to procurement@defra.gov.uk \n1. Supplier Name\n2. What is the nature of the business?\n3. Are you able to submit a tender for GLP and GCPv Training Courses – Lot 1?\n4. Are you able to submit a tender for GMP and GDP Training Courses – Lot 2?\n5. Has your organisation got relevant experience and expertise to undertake this project i.e. type of experience and years?\n6. Can you provide virtual training for Lot 1? \n7. Can you provide virtual training for Lot 2?\n8. Can you provide Face to Face training for Lot 1? \n9. Can you provide Face to Face training for Lot 2?\n10. If you are intending to submit a bid for this project as a consortium or with a subcontractor(s), are you able to demonstrate good existing supplier / consortium / subcontractor relationships? \n11. Are there any factors that may prevent you from submitting a bid for this project, such as capacity and/or expertise?\n12. Are there any barriers submitting a quote?\n13. Do you wish to express an interest in this project? If your reply is No, please provide a brief reason why you have opted out for monitoring purposes.\n14. Any other comments of feedback?"
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