Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Automatic Nucleic Acid Extractor
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAPHA require the supply of an integrated equipment platform comprising an Automatic Nucleic Acid Extractor, Sample Pretreatment System, Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Detector and associated detection and extraction kits (the Goods). The Goods are required to support APHA's research into the detection of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in bulk milk, colostrum and environmental samples as part of the ADEPT EU research programme and Defra's wider bovine tuberculosis research objectives.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
- Authority reference
C35391- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779c0
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QT Biotech Co., Ltd. | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Automatic Nucleic Acid Extractor · QT Biotech Co., Ltd.
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2026
- Value
- US$28,401
- Period
- 18 Sept 2026 — 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: KPI 1 - Delivery KPI 2 - Quality KPI 3 - Warranty and Technical Support
- KPI 1 - Delivery KPI 2 - Quality KPI 3 - Warranty and Technical Support
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2026, 15:15 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityCarrying out Procurement on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QT Biotech Co., Ltd.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