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APHA CapEx: Supply of Spectral Flow Cytometer Analyser

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 10:46.

Opportunity overview

APHA requires the supply of a Spectral Flow Cytometer (BD FACSDiscover™ A8 Cell Analyser by Becton Dickinson UK Ltd) comprising a 5-laser spectral analyser with simultaneous imaging, advanced spectral unmixing, and automated sampling.

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.

Becton, Dickinson U.K. Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£357.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£429k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHZZ-3496-WYWM
Location
Wokingham, UKJ11, RG41 5TS, 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
C35099
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The proposed award is a Direct Award justified under Schedule 5, Condition 6(a) and (b) of the Procurement Act 2023: This equipment is the only identified system that combines simultaneous imaging and spectral flow cytometry, advanced spectral unmixing, and high-throughput automated sample acquisition in a single platform. These capabilities are essential to support APHA's bovine immunology research programme and the development of advanced multi-parameter assays. No reasonable alternative has been identified that provides this complete combination of capabilities required to meet APHA's scientific and operational needs. Procuring an alternative that does not offer this combination compromises data quality, research efficiency and confidence in scientific outputs

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Role Details
Draft and award the contract on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

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

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PHZZ-3496-WYWM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHZZ-3496-WYWM

Address

Street Address
1030 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle
Locality
Wokingham
Postal Code
RG41 5TS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

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
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHZZ-3496-WYWM
Name
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Supply of Spectral Flow Cytometer to APHA
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
3 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
7 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Oct 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
4 Oct 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional 36 month extension

Value

Including VAT
429,000
Amount
357,500
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0320
Title
KPI 1
Description
Delivery on time
Entry 2
Id
0321
Title
KPI 2
Description
Quality
Entry 3
Id
0322
Title
KPI 3
Description
Warranty and Preventative / Corrective Maintenance period

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083938-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Sept 2026, 14:28
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 077824-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 079767-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 083938-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·