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Provision of Scanning Surveillance Activities for APHA, including PME's

Awarded to ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD, SRUC, SRUC INNOVATION LIMITED +9 more

Animal and Plant Health Agency(buyer)

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Published 31 October 2025
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Overview

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has awarded a contract worth £2.4 million for the provision of scanning surveillance activities, including post-mortem examinations (PMEs), to support animal health and food safety monitoring across England and Wales. The contract, awarded on 22 January 2026, was won by a consortium of 12 organizations including Aberystwyth Animal Health Laboratory Ltd, SRUC, The Royal Veterinary College, and several universities (Cambridge, Bristol, Liverpool, Nottingham, Surrey). The scanning surveillance service will supplement APHA's existing Veterinary Investigation Centres by identifying food safety risks, ensuring disease reporting compliance, monitoring animal welfare, and tracking patterns in endemic diseases.

Contracting authority

  • Animal and Plant Health AgencyBuyer

    1 live opportunity · 98 awarded contracts

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PBHC-6261-BLLQ

  • Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

    Procuring entity

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Procedure
Direct award
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
31 October 2025
Classification (CPV)
Veterinary services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£2,400,000
Award date
22 January 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
31 March 2031
Winners
  • ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD
  • SRUC
  • SRUC INNOVATION LIMITED
  • SRUC Innovation Limited
  • THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE
  • The University of Cambridge
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
  • UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
  • UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE)
  • University of Liverpool

This contract ends on 31 March 2029, or 31 March 2031 if every extension is used.

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Market context

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£186,136

Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 12.9× the median.

Animal and Plant Health Agency in the last 12 months

76

contracts awarded, worth £86,055,206 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    1 April 2026

  2. Contract

    18 March 2026

  3. Contract

    11 March 2026

  4. Contract

    11 March 2026

  5. Contract

    11 March 2026

  6. Contract

    9 March 2026

  7. Contract

    4 March 2026

  8. Contract

    4 March 2026

  9. Contract

    28 January 2026

  10. Contract

    31 October 2025

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