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2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Buyer Address: Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, UKG13, CV3 4SU, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Procurement

Contact Email: procurement@ahdb.org.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
312500.0 GBP
Published
05 Mar 2026, 14:26
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
26 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
26 Jan 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
73111000 - Research laboratory services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Neogen Europe Limited, Weatherbys Ireland Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Signet Breeding Services is the part of AHDB responsible for delivering the UK’s national genetic evaluations to sheep producers. Signet delivers three mixed breed genetic evaluations to the sheep industry, one for terminal sire breeds, one for lowland maternal breeds and one for hill breeds. Our terminal sire and hill evaluations utilise genomic information that has been provided to AHDB from a variety of different sources using a range of chip types. Genomic approaches are rapidly being developed for our lowland maternal evaluation. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of companies that can provide the genotypes required to complete this work. Two work packages are specified within this tender document. Bidders can bid for either work package or both of them. Work Package 1. Medium density sheep genotyping for hill sheep and maternal breeds. Work Package 2. Medium density sheep genotyping for terminal sire br

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Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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Contracts

Contract Title: 2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services

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