Procurement

UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (NIAB)

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f1c2

Description

This notice is published to describe our intention to enter into two contracts with the National Institute of Agricultural Botany ("NIAB"); one service contract and one concession contract. The subject matter of both contracts is the delivery of plant breeders rights, national listing & seed certification.

The services are:

Service A: Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability, ("DUS") Testing Service

Service B - Value for Cultivation and Use ("VCU") Tests for Disease Resistance

Service C - Independent Review and Reporting of VCU Trials and Disease Resistance Tests

Service D - Seed Certification Services

Service E - Seed Testing Services

Service F - Technical Advice and Additional Services

Service G - Management of Authority IT Systems

Service H - Delivery of DUS Quality Assurance System ("QAS")

Please note: the contract start date is expected to be 1st July 2025

Notices

UK6: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-083079
Published: 15 December 2025, 6:32pm

UK5: Transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-083077
Published: 15 December 2025, 6:14pm

UK1: Pipeline notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081227
Published: 9 December 2025, 5:06pm

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