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Published 11 Sept 2025, 13:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Badger BCG Vaccine (Defra)

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,532,363published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to AJ Vaccines A/S3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affair's (Defra) intention to enter into a contract with AJ Vaccines for the Supply of BadgerBCG (Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) for the vaccination of badgers to support the UK Government Bovine Tuberculosis (BtB) Strategy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
33651690 Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
11 Sept 2025, 13:05 BST
Last source update
3 Nov 2025, 10:10 GMT
Authority reference
C30157
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070325
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059897 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

BadgerBCG (BCG Danish Strain 1331) is a specific licenced and approved veterinary product for use in badgers. AJ Vaccines are the only organisation that manufacture BadgerBCG.

BadgerBCG is the only vaccine that has been granted UK Marketing Authorisation (MA) by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for use in badgers to control TB.

Although unauthorised vaccines and strains of BCG may be used in badgers, this would only be in exceptional circumstances where there is no suitable UK-authorised veterinary medicine available.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends392 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published354 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 10:10 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 13:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    3 Nov 2025, 10:10 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 11 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £1,532,3631 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 30 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AJ Vaccines A/SSupply of Badger BCG for Badger Vaccination Projects1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Twenty-Four (24) Month Extension£1,532,363same award published again · counted once27 Aug 2025standstill to 26 Sept 2025Standstill
AJ Vaccines A/S£1,532,363 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
AJ Vaccines A/S£1,532,363 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of Badger BCG Vaccine (Defra) · AJ Vaccines A/S

    Signed
    30 Oct 2025
    Value
    £1,532,363
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional 24-month extension
    3 agreed KPIs: Quality · Customer Service · Delivery
    • Quality, The Goods are accepted as suitable by the Authority and performs to the manufacturer’s specifications
    • Customer Service, The Supplier to advise the Authority, without delay, of any manufacturing issues that they consider may impact on their ability to maintain the supply chain. Where these issues relate to final product testing and failure to meet the official batch release authority, Defra, must have been notified directly and immediately. The Supplier shall respond to queries within three (3) Working Day of contact from the Authority. The response shall provide the Authority with either a suitable resolution within two (2) working Days or agree a timescale for when the issue shall be resolved.
    • Delivery, Goods shall be delivered within the agreed timescales following receipt of a Purchase Order. The Supplier is able to respond to Authority requests for additional goods.

  • Supply of Badger BCG Vaccine (Defra) · AJ Vaccines A/S

    Signed
    30 Oct 2025
    Value
    £1,532,363
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional 24-month extension
    3 agreed KPIs: Quality · Customer Service · Delivery
    • Quality, The Goods are accepted as suitable by the Authority and performs to the manufacturer’s specifications
    • Customer Service, The Supplier to advise the Authority, without delay, of any manufacturing issues that they consider may impact on their ability to maintain the supply chain. Where these issues relate to final product testing and failure to meet the official batch release authority, Defra, must have been notified directly and immediately. The Supplier shall respond to queries within three (3) Working Day of contact from the Authority. The response shall provide the Authority with either a suitable resolution within two (2) working Days or agree a timescale for when the issue shall be resolved.
    • Delivery, Goods shall be delivered within the agreed timescales following receipt of a Purchase Order. The Supplier is able to respond to Authority requests for additional goods.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AJ Vaccines A/SAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBBW-3256-JNRH Artillerivej 5, Copenhagen, DK, DK 2300, DKContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender