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Badger Hair Genotyping (APHA)

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Tenderline Synopsis: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY: "Badger Hair Genotyping (APHA)". 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
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Bruker UK LimitedTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
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Coverage: 77 active published awards; 0 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Bruker UK Limited1 win£750,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Procedure methodNot published
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Statuscomplete
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Published28 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
Last source update28 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c7ae
What is being bought
This Contract is formed of two sampling requirements: Requirement 1: Single Badger Hair DNA extraction for the National Badger Sett Survey (25-28) Requirement 2: DNA extraction from clumps of badger hair. Requirement 1 requires the Supplier to extract DNA from single badger hairs and amplify using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology to identify sufficient material to determine which alleles are present at each pre defined Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP). The output data from this analysis will be used to determine the number of individual badgers. Requirement 2 requires the Supplier to extract DNA from clumps of Badger guard hairs (including roots); while samplers were asked to try to aim for a good number of hairs more than fifteen (number more than 15), this was not always feasible due to the nature of the work, and a minority of samples are of smaller size. The DNA should be processed to identify which specific SNP is present in the individual. The Buyer estimates that due to high rates of within-population homogeneity, and allelic drop out, the panel will need to include approximately five thousand five hundred (5,500) SNPs.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    28 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    9 Jul 2026, 15:08 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2026, 14:52 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    9 Jul 2026, 14:52 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    9 Jul 2026, 14:52 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
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    complete
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    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
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    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
  2. Award active
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  3. Contract active
    Signed 24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £120,636
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
LGC GENOMICS LIMITED
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Contracts
Short Form Contract - Badger Hair Genotyping (APHA)
£120,636 · signed 24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2028, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBHC-6261-BLLQ
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  • ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PBHC-6261-BLLQ
    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, GB
    procurement@defra.gov.uk

  • DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX
    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, GB
    procurement@defra.gov.uk

  • LGC GENOMICS LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PWGP-8628-BVHH
    The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road, Guildford, UKJ25, GU2 7XY, GB
    genomics.emea@lgcgroup.com
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleThis Direct Award is compliant under Schedule 5, Paragraph 6(a) and (b) of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits a direct award where: (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods or services required; and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods or services. Absence of Competition for Technical Reasons: The requirement is for the extraction and genotyping of DNA from badger hair samples, including samples comprising a single hair, using a methodology capable of generating reliable and reproducible data suitable for incorporation into APHA's existing population modelling and epidemiological analysis. LGC Genomics is the only UK supplier capable of providing all elements of the requirement, particularly the need to analyse low-volume and poor-quality wildlife samples. The technical characteristics of the requirement, particularly the need to process low-volume badger hair samples and generate compatible SNP genotyping data, mean that competition is absent for genuine technical reasons. No Reasonable Alternative: The Authority has identified a material risk of delays, additional administrative burdens, customs-related issues and potential loss or destruction of samples during transit. Given the specialist nature of the samples and the programme's dependency on a continuous and reliable flow of data, overseas providers do not represent a reasonable alternative.