Published date: 9 August 2017

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


Closing: 29 May 2014

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£12,214,584

Procurement reference

tender_75166/604039

Published date

9 August 2017

Closing date

29 May 2014

Contract start date

28 August 2014

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

APHA wish to extend the existing contract with Prionics until 31 December 2019 and purchase increased volumes of Tuberculin for the period of the extension. The volumes would increase to a minimum of 140 litres of avian and bovine tuberculin PPD per month and up to a maximum of 190 litres per month.
Diagnostic skin testing with tuberculin PPD is a critical part of Defra's TB surveillance and monitoring programme. Skin testing plays a crucial role in identifying TB infected herds and individual cattle, and thus helping to control and reduce further spread of the disease. The product supports Defra's 'Strategy for achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free status for England'. Defra, on behalf of the UK government and it's devolved administrations, needs to maintain a supply of Bovine and Avian tuberculin's purified protein derivative (tuberculin PPD bovine and avian) and has contracted the management, storage and distribution of the product to APHA - project ref. SB4011.
Tuberculin is probably the single most important reagent used in APHA/DEFRA research. Due to the complexities and time required for its manufacture, and the quantities required, there is a risk of continuity of supply with a potential change of supplier. Extending the existing contract, would allow us to stock pile sufficient Tuberculin to mitigate any risk to future supply.

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Award information

Awarded date

28 August 2014

Contract start date

28 August 2014

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Total value of contract

£12,214,584

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Prionics AG

Address

wagistr. 27a, sCHLIEREN, Zurich, 8952, SWITZERLAND

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