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2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 02:42.

Opportunity overview

Signet Breeding Services is the part of AHDB responsible for delivering the UK’s national genetic evaluations to sheep producers. Signet delivers three mixed breed genetic evaluations to the sheep industry, one for terminal sire breeds, one for lowland maternal breeds and one for hill breeds. Our terminal sire and hill evaluations utilise genomic information that has been provided to AHDB from a variety of different sources using a range of chip types. Genomic approaches are rapidly being developed for our lowland maternal evaluation. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of companies that can provide the genotypes required to complete this work. Two work packages are specified within this tender document. Bidders can bid for either work package or both of them. Work Package 1. Medium density sheep genotyping for hill sheep and maternal breeds. Work Package 2. Medium density sheep genotyping for terminal sire br

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.

Neogen Europe Limited

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£312.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£375k
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQJX-4334-PYQQ
Location
Ayr, UKM94, KA65HN, United Kingdom

Weatherbys Ireland Ltd

No match
Shared contract value
£312.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£375k
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCTQ-3498-XWWR
Location
Kildare, IE, W91 VX86, Ireland

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
C30370
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

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
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Id
GB-PPON-PBHX-8363-MBBV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHX-8363-MBBV

Address

Street Address
Middlemarch Business Park
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV3 4SU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Name
Procurement

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Neogen Europe Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PQJX-4334-PYQQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQJX-4334-PYQQ

Address

Street Address
Auchincruive House
Locality
Ayr
Postal Code
KA65HN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM94

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Weatherbys Ireland Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PCTQ-3498-XWWR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCTQ-3498-XWWR

Address

Street Address
Unit F1, M7 Business Park, Newhall, Naas
Locality
Kildare
Postal Code
W91 VX86
Country
IE
Country Name
Ireland
Region
IE

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73111000
Description
Research laboratory services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQJX-4334-PYQQ
Name
Neogen Europe Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCTQ-3498-XWWR
Name
Weatherbys Ireland Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Milestones set. Delivery of services are on-farm and suppliers will self-manage this aspect to deliver requirements within the contracted period.

Period

Starts
26 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Jan 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 Jan 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 + 1

Value

Including VAT
375,000
Amount
312,500
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019967-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Mar 2026, 14:26
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG13 · CV3 4SU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 019967-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·