Published date: 28 March 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£18,000

Procurement reference

tender_136623/575743

Published date

28 March 2017

Closing date

16 February 2017

Contract start date

17 March 2017

Contract end date

16 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Bovine TB is one of GB's biggest endemic animal health issues, costing the taxpayer more than £100m a year. Over 28,000 cattle were slaughtered for TB control in England in 2015. Vaccination of either cattle or wildlife is an important long-term policy option for reducing the risk of bovine TB in England. As such, developing and licensing a cattle TB vaccine and an oral badger TB vaccine remains an important goal for the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra). MAFF/Defra have invested £35 million on cattle TB Vaccine and associated test development since it started this research programme in 1998. Since 2007 Defra has spent £23m on research and development (R&D) into oral and injectable badger vaccines. Development of cattle and badger vaccines, an integral part of the comprehensive risk-based TB Eradication Strategy.

The contractor will be called upon to assist Defra TB Programme in its dealings with the veterinary medicines regulator (VMD), international collaborators, potential and actual suppliers and others.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Specialist Advice (Regulatory and Commercial) on the Development of TB Vaccines

  • Opportunity
  • Published 1 February 2017

Award information

Awarded date

13 March 2017

Contract start date

17 March 2017

Contract end date

16 March 2018

Total value of contract

£18,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Veterinary Vaccines Consultancy Ltd

Address

Coles Cottage, Plum Park Lane, Paulerspury, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk