UK Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification: NIAB Concession Contract

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

060605-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 77100000

Published tags

implementation

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

This notice is published to describe we have signed the concession contract with the National Institute of Agricultural Botany ("NIAB"). As described in our prior notice, the service contract has already been signed. Link to the contract details notice for the service contract: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016786-2026 The subject matter of both the service and concession contracts is the delivery of plant breeders rights, national listing & seed certification. The services covered by this concession contract are: Service A: Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability, (“DUS”) Testing Service Service D - Seed Certification Services. Note: a proportion of Service D is covered by the service contract. Service E - Seed Testing Services. Note: a proportion of Service E is covered by the service contract. Please note: the contract start date was 1st July 2025.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Planning notice observed

   9 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   081047-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Planning record updated

   9 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   081227-2025

   Published tags

   planningUpdate

3. Award notice observed

   15 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   083077-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

4. Award notice observed

   15 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Service Contract

  Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCYSupplier: Niab

  End date in notice

  30 Jun 2027Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £4,627,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

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  • The dates published for the award and the linked contract do not agree. A contract end date is shown only when the linked records agree.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Concession Contract

  Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCYSupplier: Niab

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 9 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081227-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.