Official UK procurement notice
APHA CapEx: i-Qube Sensors
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£18,043published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to IceRobotics
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAPHA requires a complete end‑to‑end monitoring solution, which the iQube system meets by providing continuous behavioural monitoring with automated alerts.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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 Jul 2026, 14:25 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 14:25 BST
- Authority reference
C34464- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064271- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c688Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 14:25 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £18,0431 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IceRobotics | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of i-Qube Sensors · IceRobotics
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £18,043
- Period
- 8 Jul 2026 – 18 Sept 2029 · up to 18 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 12 month
1 agreed KPI: Delivery
- Delivery, Equipment delivered, installed and commissioned, with training completed, within timescales
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IceRoboticsAwarded 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