Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses

Official notice

Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£37,200published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 May 2025no call for competition

Awarded to University of Surrey

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Several newly emerged pestivirus species were introduced into cattle and pigs as well as wild ruminant populations during the last decades. These new pestiviruses are associated with abortion, still birth, health problems of offspring. Emerging pestivirus diseases frequently challenge prevention and control strategies in the swine and cattle industry. This PhD proposal will explore pestiviruses in sheep and goat in the UK and its transmission between different animal host species in a multispecies grazing farm system.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73200000 Research and development consultancy services

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 May 2025, 10:29 BST
Last source update: 8 May 2025, 10:29 BST
Authority reference: C28186
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019610
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050e77 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
8 May 2025, 10:29 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,2001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Surrey	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses (C28186) · University of Surrey
Signed
1 May 2025
Value
£37,200
Period
2 May 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
This Agreement shall begin on the Commencement Date and shall continue in force until the Expiry Date unless terminated or extended by mutual written agreement of the Parties or otherwise terminated in accordance with this Clause 11.

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of SurreyAwarded supplier Stag Hill, Guildford, South East, GU2 7XHContact 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 May 2025, 10:29 BST