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Cornwall Badger Vaccination Pilot

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:13.

Opportunity overview

Defra requires a three-year project for badger vaccination and research activities in three (3) pilot areas in Cornwall.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

NFU

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Jan 2025
Award ID
001935-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Stoneleigh, UKG1, CV8 2TZ, United Kingdom

NFU

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jun 2025
Award ID
031917-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Stoneleigh, UKG1, CV8 2TZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85200000 — Veterinary services
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Defra requires a three-year contract for badger vaccination and research activities in three (3) pilot areas in Cornwall.<br/><br/>There will be three (3) different approaches to badger vaccination delivery carried out under this Pilot: Annual, Bi-annual and Reactive, with TB blood tests carried out on a proportion of the badgers. <br/><br/>This unique pilot aims to provide scientific evidence in support of the Government manifesto pledge to stop badger culling and move to badger vaccination as the main form of TB control in badgers.Value not stated

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
C29288
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Why this procedure was chosen
This unique pilot aims to provide scientific evidence in support of the Government manifesto pledge to stop badger culling and move to badger vaccination as the main form of TB control in badgers.<br/><br/>This project focuses solely on three (3) pilot areas in Cornwall. Defra recognise that the National Farmers Union (NFU), alongside their main subcontractor Zoological Society London (ZSL), are uniquely placed in Cornwall to deliver this project, starting in March 2025. <br/><br/>The NFU is the recognised industry body that has delivered licensed badger control operations since its inception in 2013. For many years in Cornwall, the NFU has worked closely with landowners, farmers and industry, organising badger culls alongside small badger vaccination projects. They have developed extensive networks and groups, including those developed specifically to oversee these types of operations. For reasons of privacy, security and sensitivity, information on their networks is not publicly available or collectively accessible by any other third party or organisation.<br/><br/>ZSL has undertaken badger vaccination research and delivery projects in Cornwall since 2012. They are able to provide technical expertise in trapping and vaccinating badgers, and also the procedures required for the research aspects of this project. This includes highly specialized processes such as anesthetising and blood sampling badgers in the field under Home Office licence. In addition, they are APHA accredited badger vaccination trainers and will train a field force of local industry contractors to vaccinate badgers.<br/><br/>Based on the information detailed above, the conclusion is that the NFU is the only contractor able to provide these services to Defra.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Veterinary services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Defra requires a three-year contract for badger vaccination and research activities in three (3) pilot areas in Cornwall.<br/><br/>There will be three (3) different approaches to badger vaccination delivery carried out under this Pilot: Annual, Bi-annual and Reactive, with TB blood tests carried out on a proportion of the badgers. <br/><br/>This unique pilot aims to provide scientific evidence in support of the Government manifesto pledge to stop badger culling and move to badger vaccination as the main form of TB control in badgers.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
100%
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
0%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Three (3) sites in mid-Cornwall.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-99321
Name
Defra Network eTendering Portal

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

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

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
05
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Environmental protection

Identifier

Legal Name
Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contact

Name
Melanie Swain
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-135586
Name
NFU

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG1
Locality
Stoneleigh
Postal Code
CV8 2TZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Agriculture House Stoneleigh Park Stoneleigh Warwickshire

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
NFU

Contact

Telephone
+44 02476858500
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-69584
Name
Public Procurement Review Body

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
N/A
Postal Code
N/A
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
N/A

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Body

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-139505
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

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

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
05
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Environmental protection

Identifier

Legal Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contact

Name
Melanie Swain
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-151117
Name
NFU

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG1
Locality
Stoneleigh
Postal Code
CV8 2TZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Agriculture House Stoneleigh Park Stoneleigh Warwickshire

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
NFU

Contact

Telephone
+44 02476858500

Award information

Award 1
Id
001935-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135586
Name
NFU

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
Activities including sett surveying, trapping, vaccination, blood sampling, training, deployment of cameras and associated monitoring and data analysis.
Maximum Percentage
0.6
Minimum Percentage
0.6
Award 2
Id
031917-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-151117
Name
NFU

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
Activities including sett surveying, trapping, vaccination, blood sampling, training, deployment of cameras and associated monitoring and data analysis.
Maximum Percentage
0.6
Minimum Percentage
0.6

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001935-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
001935-2025-1
Date Signed
17 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,370,231
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
031917-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
031917-2025-1
Date Signed
10 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,370,231
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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