Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Mandy Worsnop
Telephone
+44 3459335577
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Specified Pathogen Free (SPF) Eggs to APHA
Reference number
C28605
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 03140000 - Animal products and related products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to engage a supplier to provide Specified Pathogen Free (SPF) chicken (Gallus gallus) Eggs for laboratory diagnostic and research purposes.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £479,628
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- DE936 - Osterholz
Main site or place of performance
Germany
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
APHA is an executive agency working on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Scottish Government and Welsh Government. APHA’s role is to
safeguard animal health and welfare as well as public health, protect the economy and enhance food security through research, surveillance and inspection.
APHA’s range of responsibilities includes statutory work for the United Kingdom (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 Eggs to provide tissues, embryos and live birds. It is 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.
The successful supplier shall supply Eggs (from Flocks) which comply with the current European Pharmacopoeia 5.2.2 Chicken Flocks free from Specified Pathogens for the Production and Quality Control of Vaccines and must be accredited to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 (or equivalent for the country the supplier operates in) and follow Good Manufacture Practice. Evidence of ISO accreditation shall be
provided to APHA annually by the supplier.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Requirement / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Requirement / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority may extend the Contract for a period of up to 24 months’.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-037611
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
VALO BioMedia GmbH
Sachsenring 11
Osterholz-Scharmbeck
D27711
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE936 - Osterholz
National registration number
Handelsregister Germany: HRB 203430
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £495,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £479,628
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs