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APHA CapEx: Cell Culture Pump

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 02:07.

Opportunity overview

APHA requires a cell culture pump system (the “Equipment”) to support in vitro and ex vivo tissue culture research. The Equipment will enable continuous media flow across biological samples, improving culture conditions, reducing contamination, and enabling downstream analysis.

Awarded to

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Thistle Scientific Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£23k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£27.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Rugby, UKG13, CV22 7DH, 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
C34367
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

Telephone
02080266746

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Thistle Scientific Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-182836

Address

Street Address
Unit 41 Somers Road Ind Estate
Locality
Rugby
Postal Code
CV22 7DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-182836
Name
Thistle Scientific Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
C34367- Supply of one (1) Cell Culture Pump
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
5 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
15 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
12 Jul 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
27,580.01
Amount
22,983.34
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0270
Title
Delivery
Description
Equipment delivered, installed and commissioned, with training completed, within timescales stated in Appendix 2.
Entry 2
Id
0271
Title
Quality
Description
Equipment meets specification (Appendix 2) and operates as required.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
053771-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Jun 2026, 13:09
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. 053771-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·