# Serological Testing for APHA

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Biobest Laboratories Ltd
- Award value: £39,500
- Tender value: £39,500
- Award date: 24 March 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 24 March 2016
- Contract end: 31 May 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: dd25b600-b7b5-4a2d-99a5-09c53856d397-106702
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-119a4180-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Rabies serological testing \(virus neutralisation test\) is required in some cases for the non-commercial movement of pets under Pet Travel Schemes \(PETS\)\. For the EU PETS, regulation 576/2013, states that the rabies serological test ‘must measure a level of neutralising antibody to rabies virus in serum equal to or greater than 0\.5 IU/ml and using a method prescribed in the relevant part of the Chapter concerning rabies in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organisation for Animal Health’\. The Animal and Plant Health Agency \(APHA\) has suspended in-house rabies serological testing due to technical difficulties and requires another laboratory to carry out the testing on their behalf\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd25b600-b7b5-4a2d-99a5-09c53856d397-106702)