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title: "APHA Rental of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Testing Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05879f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY"
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# APHA Rental of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Testing Equipment

Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05879f

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## Summary

The Animal and Plant Health Agency, part of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has concluded the award stage for the procurement titled "APHA Rental of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Testing Equipment." This contract is significant for the laboratory and medical equipment industry, particularly within public authority central government operations. Located in London, the procurement method employed was direct, below threshold and without competition. The contract officially started on 1st August 2025, despite being advertised as beginning on 15th August 2025, and is set to end on 31st July 2026, with the possibility of renewal until 2029, given a three-month notice period. The contract value stands at £108,000, with Giles Scientific Inc. being the appointed supplier.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specializing in laboratory and precision equipment capable of meeting stringent integration requirements with existing systems and providing advanced antimicrobial resistance testing technology. Businesses with expertise in software compatibility and data configuration would find this contract particularly appealing. Companies aspiring to partner with public sector entities, such as SMEs, can leverage this procurement to cement their credibility and explore further collaborations in the veterinary and medical sector. As Giles Scientific Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer of the Biomic3 system, similar ventures that offer innovative and unique solutions will be advantageous in securing long-term growth prospects.

## Notice

APHA is the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reference laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) testing and requires the appropriate technology to provide accurate and timely veterinary AMR surveillance and clinical requirements. AMR testing can be accomplished by Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), disk diffusion and molecular analysis. APHAs current requirement is for the disc diffusion method. However, no one method can determine accurately antimicrobial resistance completely therefore flexibility is required. These are very specialist machines that require complete compatibility with APHAs Laboratory Information Management System (LIMs). They must also be easily configurable to integrate into the dataflow and align to existing methods specific to veterinary surveillance. Giles Scientific are the only manufacturer of the Biomic3 system and there are currently no other suitable alternative readers available on the market. Please note that this contract started on the 01 August 2025 not the 15 August 2025 as advertised.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048637-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £108,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GILES SCIENTIFIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2025 at 09:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048637-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048637-2025
  14th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.biomic.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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