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UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (NIAB)
Published 15 Dec 2025
15 Dec 2025
- Primary CPV
-
77100000 *
Agricultural services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £6,100,000
- Contract
-
1.5 years Duration
02/01/2026 30/06/2027
- Contract Types
-
77 *Agricultural, forestry & horticultural s...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
77100000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: C32250
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
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 77100000 — Agricultural services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Contract can be extended to
- 30 Jun 2028
- Renewal
- 12 month extension options
- Reserved / special regime
- Concession
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 15 Dec 2025 18:14
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f1c2
- Notice ID
- C32250
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
93 Lawrence Weaver Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE, United Kingdom
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Niab, 93 Lawrence Weaver Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 2 Jan 2026 · Scheduled
- Future Signature Date
- 2 Jan 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY |
| 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 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Niab |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 93 Lawrence Weaver Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Cambridge |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CB3 0LE |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Name | Niab |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Niab, 93 Lawrence Weaver Road |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Cambridge |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | CB3 0LE |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY |
Tender
| Title | UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification (NIAB) |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | Due to the nature of the services required, competition is absence for technical reasons. Niab are presently the only possible supplier of these services. |
| Special regime | concession |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Award 1 › Title | Service Contract |
| Award 1 › Status | pending |
| Award 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,320,000 |
| Award 1 › Value › Value | £6,100,000 |
| Award 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Award 1 › Category | services |
| Award 1 › Above threshold | Yes |
| Award 1 › Supplier › Name | Niab |
| Award 1 › Item › CPV › Description | Agricultural services |
| Award 1 › Contract period › Start | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Award 1 › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2027 |
| Award 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2028 |
| Award 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Award 1 › Renewal › Description | 12 month extension options |
| Award 1 › Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Award 1 › Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Award 1 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083077-2025 |
| Award 1 › Document › Published | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Award 1 › Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Award 1 › Milestone › Due | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Award 1 › Milestone › Status | scheduled |
| Award 2 › Title | Concession Contract |
| Award 2 › Status | pending |
| Award 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £5,520,000 |
| Award 2 › Value › Value | £4,600,000 |
| Award 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Award 2 › Category | services |
| Award 2 › Above threshold | No |
| Award 2 › Supplier › Name | Niab |
| Award 2 › Item › CPV › Description | Agricultural services |
| Award 2 › Contract period › Start | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Award 2 › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2027 |
| Award 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2028 |
| Award 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Award 2 › Renewal › Description | 12 month extension options |
| Award 2 › Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Award 2 › Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Award 2 › Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083077-2025 |
| Award 2 › Document › Published | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Award 2 › Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Award 2 › Milestone › Due | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Award 2 › Milestone › Status | scheduled |