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Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 00:37.

Opportunity overview

A Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) certified to EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards is required to work in partnership with the Authority to achieve UK Marketing Authorisation (MA) and, thereafter, for scaled up production of the DST-F product, a diagnostic skin test to Detect Infected among Vaccinated Animals (DIVA). This will involve the technology transfer of the research grade product from the current non-GMP provider and the production of consistency batches.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£27.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£33.2m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCBV-2973-LQVY
Location
Lelystad, NL, 8211, Netherlands

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
C30459
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHC-6261-BLLQ

Address

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

Contact

Name
Olubunmi Akinmade

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V.
Id
GB-PPON-PCBV-2973-LQVY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCBV-2973-LQVY

Address

Street Address
Platinastraat 33, Lelystad, 8211 AR, Netherlands
Locality
Lelystad
Postal Code
8211
Country
NL
Country Name
Netherlands
Region
NL

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33651690
Description
Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCBV-2973-LQVY
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Appt. of a Contract Manufacturing Organisation for Production of DST-F to GMP
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
5 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
8 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
7 Jun 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date
7 Jun 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contracting Authority may extend the Contract by up to 24 months in 12‑month increments, with six months’ written notice. All terms remain unchanged unless agreed otherwise in writing.

Options

Description
The Authority may grant the Supplier license DST‑F for Rest‑of‑World supply, expand services for extra Marketing Authorisation applications outside Great Britain, and increase DST‑F volumes if policy or budget changes.

Value

Including VAT
33,213,340.46
Amount
27,677,783.72
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-17501
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
Redacted contract
Format
application/x-zip-compressed
Entry 2
Id
054474-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jun 2026, 17:25
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0273
Title
KPI 1.2 - Project Delivery
Description
Project Management of technology transfer work including liaison with the Buyer (APHA) and Lionex. Regular reporting ensuring progress against milestones.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
0274
Title
KPI 1.4 - Consistency batches
Description
Provision of 3 consistency batches and related quality processes i.e. bioassay. All batches received as detailed in planning timescale in the Project Plan

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
0275
Title
KPI 1.5 - Marketing Authorisation Submission
Description
Provision of required part 2 information for MA submission by the agreed delivery dates in Project Plan. Documentation as defined and within timescale agreed further to 1.4.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 027300-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 054474-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·