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title: "Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses"
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# Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses

Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-089edf8d-b483-4692-838b-e3e8752727ca

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## Summary

The contracting process for the project titled "Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses" involves the Animal and Plant Health Agency as the buying organisation. This research and development consultancy service falls under the CPV code 73200000 and is located primarily in Surrey, UK. The procurement stage has moved to the Award phase, with a direct procurement method through a single tender action below the threshold. Important dates include the contract start on 16th May 2025 and its conclusion on 30th September 2027. The total contract value amounts to £37,200 GBP.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for entities engaged in veterinary research and academic institutions focusing on animal health to expand their expertise and business reach. While the opportunity favoured direct engagement with the University of Surrey, businesses specialising in multi-species farming systems, veterinary pathology, and pestivirus studies are well-suited to seek collaborative arrangements or prepare for future tenders in similar domains. Ensuring expertise in managing research projects in animal health, particularly pestivirus impacts, could foster advantageous positioning in subsequent procurements.

## Notice

Several newly emerged pestivirus species were introduced into cattle and pigs as well as wild ruminant populations during the last decades. These new pestiviruses are associated with abortion, still birth, health problems of offspring. Emerging pestivirus diseases frequently challenge prevention and control strategies in the swine and cattle industry. This PhD proposal will explore pestiviruses in sheep and goat in the UK and its transmission between different animal host species in a multispecies grazing farm system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a0c4f7c-0e69-49a7-89f5-5f4a98aa1d25 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 15 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 15 May 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £37,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £37,200 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY |
| Locality | ADDLESTONE |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT15 3NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Runnymede |
| Electoral ward | New Haw |
| Westminster constituency | Runnymede and Weybridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF SURREY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 May 2025 at 13:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a0c4f7c-0e69-49a7-89f5-5f4a98aa1d25

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a0c4f7c-0e69-49a7-89f5-5f4a98aa1d25
  20th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f72976e4-5a49-4f49-8004-6434a3cfcd08
  C28552_Studentship_Understanding the role of sheep and goat pestiviruses_Final_Redacted

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