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UK Serotine Bat Populations

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 16:57.

Opportunity overview

This contract will enable the delivery of a Defra funded research project ‘Investigating the Epidemiology and Transmission of European Bat Lyssavirus 1 in the UK’ to further our understanding of the increasing cases of bat rabies due to EBLV-1 in serotine bats in the Southwest of England. Furthering our understanding of host population genetics and host ecology using advanced molecular approaches will uniquely offer clues to understand the emergence, spread and potential maintenance of this fatal zoonotic virus in UK serotine bats. The Authority began the award process with the supplier before the new thresholds came into effect on 1 January 2026.

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.

University of Exeter

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£115k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£138k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Exeter, UKK43, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom

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
C33270
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
Defra group Commercial

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
University of Exeter
Id
GB-FTS-177783

Address

Street Address
Streatham Campus Northcote House
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX4 4QJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-177783
Name
University of Exeter

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
UK Serotine Bat Populations
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
13 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Dec 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The agreement may be extended by up to 3-months.

Value

Including VAT
137,983.51
Amount
114,986.26
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025051-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Mar 2026, 11:01
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 025051-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·