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Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:29.

Opportunity overview

Defra is exploring options for supply of antigen and vaccines to the UK foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and is seeking to identify existing and potential suppliers who have FMD vaccines with robust evidence of quality, safety, and efficacy. We are keen to hear from suppliers who are in a position to supply suitable FMD vaccine products from early 2027 (including manufacturing lead times as necessary). Please provide the information detailed in the section below, but please note that Defra will not consider heterologous vaccine products. Those wishing to provide the information requested here should contact Melanie Swain (melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk), by the 8 September 2025. Defra reserves the right to follow up with suppliers on a 1:1 basis to further understand their capabilities with regard to this requirement. Defra is seeking this information to inform decisions around guarantees of supply to the UK market. Therefore the estimated total value shown below is only indicative at this stage.

Classification

  • CPV33651690 — Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P37007
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
21 Nov 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33651690
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047030-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 16:17
Entry 2
Id
047118-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
8 Aug 2025, 08:56

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
If your organisation is interested in this requirement, please provide the following information to the named contact above, via email: - The details of your organisation's FMD antigen and vaccine products. - Number and size of dose. - Data on safety, efficacy and period (onset and duration) of immunity in the target species. - Longevity/shelf life of vaccines and antigen. - The number of doses in the vaccination schedule. - Storage conditions and bottle sizes available. - The type of technology used to develop the vaccine production capacity. - Species that can be vaccinated and any data on the minimum age that animals can be vaccinated. - Whether the vaccine is produced to GMP standard or equivalent. - Whether the vaccine is manufactured and stored according to the WOAH Terrestrial Manual Chapter 3.1.8. - Whether the vaccine is currently authorised for use with a valid marketing authorisation and, if so, where is the vaccine authorised. - Whether the vaccine has been used elsewhere in the world. - Timelines for submitting applications for a marketing authorisation to VMD (if relevant). - The likely cost of the product. - Information on novel technologies and products and likely timeframe to market.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHC-6261-BLLQ
Name
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PBHC-6261-BLLQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Melanie Swain
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Role Details
Defra Group Commercial

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Identifier

Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Melanie Swain

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0583a6-2025-08-08T08:56:20+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·