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2025-789 Supply of dairy cattle genotyping

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

14 Apr 2026 at 09:52

Award

02 Mar 2026 at 17:17

Tender

14 Jan 2026 at 16:31

Summary of the contracting process

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), a sub-central government public authority, has completed an open procurement process for the supply of dairy cattle genotyping services. This tender focused on the genotyping of 7,500 Holstein dairy cows across 25-35 UK dairy farms, with requirements including sample collection and DNA extraction. The procurement, titled "2025-789 Supply of dairy cattle genotyping," falls under the agricultural services category. The tender process commenced on 14th January 2026, with the closing date for submissions on 9th February 2026. Following the evaluation, National Milk Records Limited, an SME based in London, was awarded the contract, expected to run from 2nd April 2026 to 31st March 2027, with potential renewal for an additional year.

This procurement presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in agricultural and genotyping services. SMEs focused on genomic evaluations and advanced DNA extraction methods will find this contract particularly suited to their expertise. The open procedure promotes a competitive environment, encouraging businesses to showcase their technical capabilities and innovative solutions in farm liaison and quality control. With a contract value of £246,375, businesses have the chance to align with AHDB's efforts to enhance genomic evaluations in dairy farming, contributing to sustainable practices and benefiting from potential extensions in contract duration.

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Notice Title

2025-789 Supply of dairy cattle genotyping

Notice Description

Genomic evaluations for dairy traits have been available in the UK since 2012 through AHDB Dairy's genetic evaluation services. This opportunity is for the provision of genotyping a population of Holstein dairy cows that have methane phenotypes recorded on UK dairy farms. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of a single bidder that can provide the genotyping service of 7,500 milking cows across 25-35 UK milk-recording dairy farms. Service requirements include: o Farm liaison o Sample collection o DNA extraction o SNP calling (>=55,000 SNPs at >=90% CR absolute minimum) o Submission of genotype, FMT200 pedigree and cross reference files to AHDB's genomic portal o Quality control - Reported failures must be corrected and resubmitted. Closing date for submissions by 12 noon on the 9 February 2026 https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for up to 1 year

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060605
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033626-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£205,833 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£205,312 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Apr 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Mar 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV3 4SU
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Cubbington & Leek Wootton
Westminster Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL MILK RECORDS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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