Official UK procurement notice
APHA CapEx: Supply of Bench-Top Parallel 4 Bioreactor Platform
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAPHA require a BioXplorer 400 4‑Position Bioreactor System to support their diagnostic, surveillance, and research activities involving Specified Animal Pathogens Order (SAPO) / Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens Hazard Group 3 (ACDP3) organisms.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 18 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
- Authority reference
C34471- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062967- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b82bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
No alternative equipment is considered suitable, as it fails to meet the size constraints for operation within the existing APHA laboratory class III safety cabinet and is incapable of reliably achieving the validated conditions of 90 °C for 60 minutes required for the safe and effective destruction of SAPO3 organisms.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Jun 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published18 Jun 2026, 14:10 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2026, 15:03 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 16:19 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hel LimitedSupply of Bench-Top Parallel 4 Bioreactor Platform1 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £146,000same award published again · counted once | 18 Jun 2026standstill to 29 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Hel Limited | £146,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Bench-Top Parallel 4 Bioreactor Platform · Hel Limited
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £146,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 20 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: KPI 3 · KPI 1 · KPI 2
- KPI 3, Customer Service
- KPI 1, Delivery on time
- KPI 2, Quality
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDraft and award the contract on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hel LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender