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Supply of Badger BCG Vaccine (Defra)

Published 3 Nov 2025

3 Nov 2025

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Primary CPV: 33651690 *
Vaccines for veterinary medicine
Location: 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
Value: £1,532,363
Contract: 2.9 years Duration
01/11/2025 30/09/2028
Contract Types: 33 *Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals & per...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom · UKI32

Contact

procurement@defra.gov.uk

Award Criteria

Not specified

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Reference: C30157

The purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affair's (Defra) intention to enter into a contract with AJ Vaccines for the Supply of BadgerBCG (Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) for the vaccination of badgers to support the UK Government Bovine Tuberculosis (BtB) Strategy

Full CPV breakdown

33651690 — Vaccines for veterinary medicine (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Direct award (no competition)
Contract type: Goods
Winning supplier: Large company
Procurement method: Direct award
Main category: Goods
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Active
Language: EN
Published: 03 Nov 2025 10:10
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059897
Notice ID: C30157

Organisations on this notice

AJ Vaccines A/S

Supplier Large

Artillerivej 5, Copenhagen, DK 2300, Denmark

sales@ajvaccines.com

ajvaccines.com/

GB-PPON PBBW-3256-JNRH

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Party 1 › Address › Street	Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	SW1P 4DF
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI32
Party 1 › Contact › Email	procurement@defra.gov.uk
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Link	https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name	AJ Vaccines A/S
Party 2 › Address › Street	Artillerivej 5
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	Copenhagen
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	DK 2300
Party 2 › Address › Country	DK
Party 2 › Address › Country	Denmark
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	DK
Party 2 › Contact › Email	sales@ajvaccines.com
Party 2 › Role	supplier
Party 2 › Link	https://ajvaccines.com/
Party 2 › Business size	large
Party 2 › VCSEs	No
Party 2 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 2 › Sheltered workshop	No

Buyer

Name	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Tender

Title	Supply of Badger BCG Vaccine (Defra)
Description	The purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affair's (Defra) intention to enter into a contract with AJ Vaccines for the Supply of BadgerBCG (Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) for the vaccination of badgers to support the UK Government Bovine Tuberculosis (BtB) Strategy
Status	complete
Procedure type	direct
Procedure	Direct award
Reason for this procedure	BadgerBCG (BCG Danish Strain 1331) is a specific licenced and approved veterinary product for use in badgers. AJ Vaccines are the only organisation that manufacture BadgerBCG. BadgerBCG is the only vaccine that has been granted UK Marketing Authorisation (MA) by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for use in badgers to control TB. Although unauthorised vaccines and strains of BCG may be used in badgers, this would only be in exceptional circumstances where there is no suitable UK-authorised veterinary medicine available.
Lot › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	active
Category	goods
Supplier › Name	AJ Vaccines A/S
Item › CPV › Description	Vaccines for veterinary medicine
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UK
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom

Contracts

Title	Supply of Badger BCG Vaccine (Defra)
Status	active
Contract period › Start	1 Nov 2025
Contract period › End	30 Sep 2028
Contract period › Can be extended to	30 Sep 2030
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	Optional 24-month extension
Value › Value incl. VAT	£1,838,835.46
Value › Value	£1,532,362.88
Value › Currency	GBP
Above threshold	Yes
Signed	30 Oct 2025
Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title	Quality
Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description	The Goods are accepted as suitable by the Authority and performs to the manufacturer’s specifications
Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title	Customer Service
Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description	The Supplier to advise the Authority, without delay, of any manufacturing issues that they consider may impact on their ability to maintain the supply chain. Where these issues relate to final product testing and failure to meet the official batch release authority, Defra, must have been notified directly and immediately. The Supplier shall respond to queries within three (3) Working Day of contact from the Authority. The response shall provide the Authority with either a suitable resolution within two (2) working Days or agree a timescale for when the issue shall be resolved.
Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title	Delivery
Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description	Goods shall be delivered within the agreed timescales following receipt of a Purchase Order. The Supplier is able to respond to Authority requests for additional goods.
Document › Document type	Contract notice
Document › Description	Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070325-2025
Document › Published	3 Nov 2025

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