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.
The purpose of this Contract Details Notice is to announce the intention for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to award a contract to Lotek UK Ltd for '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 SampleManager is the software for the Laboratory Information Management Service system is used extensively for recording animal submissions, samples and testing, facilitates reporting of disease test results and underpins statutory disease testing for notifiable diseases, reportable diseases and other zoonotic diseases (human impacting diseases with primary biological reservoir in animals).
This system is critical to APHA’s management of animal disease outbreaks and assuring and facilitating international trade by demonstrating sufficient surveillance for disease-free status.
The purpose of this Transparency Notice is to announce APHA’s intention to enter into a contract to upgrade the SampleManager current version (12.1) which is now out of support to 21.3 version for a year with 12 months extend options.
To increase the operational knowledge of frontline veterinary staff in anticipation of responding to notifications of poultry disease and thus address our preparedness for tackling notifiable diseases outbreaks with potentially devastating consequences.
APHA require a two (2) year gold preventative maintenance contract for three (3) Tissue-Tek VIP® 6 AI tissue processors (the ‘Equipment’), which are essential for the daily preparation of tissue samples for histological analysis.
The SampleManager is the software for the Laboratory Information Management Service system is used extensively for recording animal submissions, samples and testing, facilitates reporting of disease test results and underpins statutory disease testing for notifiable diseases, reportable diseases and other zoonotic diseases (human impacting diseases with primary biological reservoir in animals).
This system is critical to APHA’s management of animal disease outbreaks and assuring and facilitating international trade by demonstrating sufficient surveillance for disease-free status.
The purpose of this Transparency Notice is to announce APHA’s intention to enter into a contract to upgrade the SampleManager current version (12.1) which is now out of support to 21.3 version for a year with 12 months extend options.
This is introductory supervisor training for all staff at APHA who are supervising a PhD or MSc student’. We used to arrange training via university of Surrey, but unfortunately, they could no longer provide training as have their own in-house training set up. We reached out to government campus, but they also can no longer provide training – and suggested we arrange via local procurement.
We have since approached various universities etc but had similar response to surrey university – most universities now have their own online training programmes set up/ or inbuilt via their own learning platforms (ie like our induction pathway).
We’ve finally found provider who can now offer this valuable training. This in-house programme is designed to support our supervisors to deliver a valuable experience for their PhD researchers and Masters students.
The programme will be built on the key elements of supervisor training and through completion of the course will evidence that supervisors have been appropriately trained. The programme will be customised for the APHA context of working in a highly translational space, where supervisors work closely with academic partners and PhD researchers are often staff members with critical roles.
Home Office Courses : PIL A&B E2PPL, PIL Refresher NACWO and NACWO Refresher.
The Animal(Scientific Procedures)Act 1986 regulates the use of protected animals in any experimental or other scientific procedure which may cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm to the animal. It is an underlying principle of the Act that animals bred, supplied and used for scientific procedures are cared for in accordance with the best standards of modern animal husbandry. The regulated procedures covered by this Act are controlled using a licensing system enforced by the Home Office - and we have used Red Kite Veterinary consultants for this training for the last 8 years.
This requirement is for the Production and Supply of Poultry Rate Cards (PRCs). There are three elements to the requirement.
1. Provide regular review and updates as required, of a variety of PRCs at specified intervals (typically quarterly); and
2. Be prepared to conduct bespoke valuations for different bird types/production systems or to provide expert advice if requested.
3. Provide expert advice, as required.
Please note that this Contract started on the 15 September 2025 not 19 September 2025 as indicated on this notice.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency, The Royal Veterinary College and the University of Greenwich have entered into this Agreement to record their collaboration on a post-graduate studentship scheme under Training Grant Conditions governed by the BBSRC UKRI Research Council for a Doctoral Training Grant awarded under the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) to establish: The Partnership for Sustainable Food Future Centre for Doctoral Training (PSFF-CDT).
The provision of a diagnostic Postmortem Examination (PME) service of animals and the collection of surveillance data as part of an integrated network to support PME sites of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in England and Wales.
Provision of Scanning Surveillance Activities for APHA including PMEs. Scanning surveillance plays a vital role in protecting animal health and food safety. It helps identify potential food safety risks, ensures compliance with national and international disease reporting requirements, and highlights animal welfare concerns and possible adverse reactions to medicines. In addition, it provides valuable insight into patterns and emerging trends in endemic diseases, enabling early intervention and informed decision-making.
APHA's Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) already provide PMEs and surveillance data, forming a core part of the national disease monitoring network. However, their coverage is limited and their capacity is constrained. To maintain a comprehensive and resilient surveillance service across England and Wales, APHA needs additional support from external providers. These supplementary contracts will ensure that when