# Provision of Support to an APHA Tier 2 National Exercise \(ASPEN\)

> Tender notice 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)
- Published: 21 February 2025
- Planned start: 12 May 2025
- Planned end: 11 May 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b3d08c3d-56b5-4188-9a34-eb3791a1e0c9-829093
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6282aaae-a029-4008-a9a4-57d0e9c64aa7

## Description

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal\. The primary purpose of the Tier 2 National Exercise will be to test the Government's Contingency Plans and established policy, for the control of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease \(FMD\)\.  Its aim is not to provoke new policy developments but rather to explore current policy and the arrangements for its implementation\. It will also test APHA's operational response arrangements and expose communications, resilience and capability to scrutiny\.

## Related contract awards

- [Core Infrastructure - BAU Legal Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dca0e224-98f8-4387-9ff5-a289c19d8db9): Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- [IR35 Project Strengthened Control Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5ddb4deb-d165-45b4-974b-26a56b98e2c2): Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- [RPA Vendor Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3ff86939-91a9-43b0-b821-2d7f7436d06b): DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3d08c3d-56b5-4188-9a34-eb3791a1e0c9-829093)