Expired contract

Provision of Specified Pathogen Free Eggs

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): VALO BioMedia GmbH
Value: GBP 444,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Published: 26 May 2015
Source: ContractsFinder

Tender description

Defra procuring on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). APHA have appointed the Contractor to supply Specified Pathogen Free (SPF) chicken (Gallus gallus) eggs for laboratory diagnostic and research purposes. APHA’s range of responsibilities includes statutory work for the UK government for disease control through surveillance activities, research and consultancy. A number of these animal related research and surveillance activities, such as vaccine development and identification of types of disease, require SPF chicken eggs to provide tissues, embryos and live birds. It’s important that these Eggs are free of specified pathogens or extraneous agents, as they could cause infection or contaminate the work. In addition there is a legal requirement that Eggs used in the production and quality controls of vaccines are free from specified pathogens.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 February 2015
Completed: Award published26 May 2015
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 January 2018

About the buyer

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Relevant CPV codes

03000000 · Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

Decision makers

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