Scope
Description
The purpose of this Transparency Notice is to announce the Animal Plant and Plant Health Agency's (APHA) intention to enter into a contract for supply of 'combined proximity logger, GPS and VHF transmitter' devices which will be fitted to collars. The collars will allow APHA at Woodchester Park to gather data to support hypotheses within the Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) strategy.
The contract will be for a period of two (2) years with an optional extension of up to twenty-four (24) months.
Contract 1. Supply of Badger Radio Collars to APHA
Supplier
Contract value
- £125,370 excluding VAT
- £150,444 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
19 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 22 September 2025 to 31 December 2027
- Possible extension to 31 December 2029
- 4 years, 3 months, 9 days
Description of possible extension:
Optional 24-month extension
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 32230000 - Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus
Contract locations
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
The Authority requires Lotek UK Ltd to supply the Goods due to essential compatibility requirements with existing Goods and data. The previous contract expired in March 2023, and the Goods procured contributed to the generation of a substantial dataset for the current programme. To maintain data integrity and continuity, new collars must match the sensitivity and parameters of the existing ones and remain compatible with the software used to interpret the data. Switching suppliers would risk producing inconsistent datasets, require reprogramming, and potentially necessitate different software solutions.
Supplier
LOTEK UK LTD
- Companies House: 02895873
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYN-6326-DWWD
The Old Courts, Worgret Road,
Wareham
BH20 4PL
United Kingdom
Email: info.uk@lotek.com
Website: http://www.lotek.com
Region: UKK25 - Dorset
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Supply of Badger Radio Collars to APHA
Contracting authority
Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHC-6261-BLLQ
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Summary of their role in this procurement: Defra undertaking procurement activity for APHA
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBD-3289-CDGX
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster