Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Radio Collars to APHA
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 descriptionThe purpose of this Contract Details Notice is to announce that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has awarded a contract to Lotek UK Ltd for 'combined proximity logger, GPS and VHF transmitter' devices which will be fitted to collars. The collars will allow APHA at Woodchester Park to gather data to support hypotheses within the Bovine Tuberculosis (BtB) strategy
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
- 11 Sept 2025, 13:17 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 09:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067663- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059898Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The Authority requires Lotek UK Ltd to supply the Goods due to essential compatibility requirements with existing Goods and data. The previous contract expired in March 2023, and the Goods procured contributed to the generation of a substantial dataset for the current programme. To maintain data integrity and continuity, new collars must match the sensitivity and parameters of the existing ones and remain compatible with the software used to interpret the data. Switching suppliers would risk producing inconsistent datasets, require reprogramming, and potentially necessitate different software solutions.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 23 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends389 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published363 days ago23 Oct 2025, 09:06 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published11 Sept 2025, 13:17 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:12 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2025, 09:06 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotek UK LimitedSME1 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029Extensions: Twenty-Four (24) Month extension | £250,740 | 2 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Radio Collars to APHA · Lotek UK LimitedSME
- Signed
- 3 Oct 2025
- Value
- £250,740
- Period
- 6 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 24-month extension
3 agreed KPIs: Delivery on time · Customer Service · Quality
- Delivery on time, The Goods shall be Delivered as detailed on the APHA Purchase Order, and as specified in Section 3 of the Specification
- Customer Service, The Supplier shall notify the Authority without delay of any issues that may affect agreed delivery timescales, including shipping delays, customs clearance, or logistical disruptions as soon as reasonably practicable. The Supplier shall respond to all Customer queries within three (3) Working Days of contact. This applies to matters such as faulty goods, troubleshooting product issues, or delays in delivery. Responses must either provide a suitable resolution within two (2) Working Days or include an agreed timescale for resolving the issue. This applies to matters such as faulty goods, troubleshooting product issues, or delays in delivery.
- Quality, The Goods meet the criteria as specified in Section 2 of the Specification and are accepted as suitable by APHA
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSBeneficiary authority
- Department for Environment Food & Rural AffairsProcess contact pointProcuring entityUndertaking the project on behalf of APHA
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LOTEK UK LTDAwarded 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