# Project 36206 - TSE Rapid Testing Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: [Eurofins Forensic Services Limited](/contract-winners/eurofins-forensic-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £8,413,250
- Tender value: £8,413,250
- Award date: 21 February 2023
- Published: 24 February 2023
- Contract start: 1 October 2023
- Contract end: 30 September 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6c77d581-50c8-4993-816c-018097f283bb-618430
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-73658e1c-499b-4bf1-9127-5fc84582476a

## Description

The APHA currently manage, on behalf of DEFRA and the Welsh Government and Scottish Government, the provision of TSE rapid testing and related services for fallen cattle and eligible sheep and goats in Great Britain\. The purpose of the Services is to enable the APHA to meet its requirement to provide TSE Rapid Testing in line with Chapter C, Annex X of Regulation \(EC\) No 999/2001, as amended by Commission Regulation \(EU\) No 1148/2014, which still applies since the UK's exit from the EU\. The successful contractor is required to hold and maintain TSE Test accreditation \(in accordance with international standard EN ISO/IEC 17025\) throughout the life of the contract\. The Authority is appointing a contractor to provide TSE Rapid Testing Services for a five \(5\) year period \(three \(3\) year initial term, starting on 01/10/2023, with allowable extension of up to twenty-four \(24\) months\)\. \(Note that the value shown on this notice is approximate and covers the full 5-year period\.\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c77d581-50c8-4993-816c-018097f283bb-618430)