Notice Information
Notice Title
UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (NIAB)
Notice Description
This notice is published to describe our intention to enter into two contracts with the National Institute of Agricultural Botany ("NIAB"); one service contract and one concession contract. The subject matter of both contracts is the delivery of plant breeders rights, national listing & seed certification. The services are: Service A: Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability, ("DUS") Testing Service Service B - Value for Cultivation and Use ("VCU") Tests for Disease Resistance Service C - Independent Review and Reporting of VCU Trials and Disease Resistance Tests Service D - Seed Certification Services Service E - Seed Testing Services Service F - Technical Advice and Additional Services Service G - Management of Authority IT Systems Service H - Delivery of DUS Quality Assurance System ("QAS") Please note: the contract start date is expected to be 1st July 2025
Procurement Information
Due to the nature of the services required, competition is absence for technical reasons. Niab are presently the only possible supplier of these services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f1c2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083079-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77100000 - Agricultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £10,700,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jan 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Tom Redfearn
- Contact Email
- tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07920053570
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083079-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083077-2025
15th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081227-2025
9th December 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081047-2025
9th December 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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