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250079 - Contract for the Provision of Laboratory Animal Health Monitoring Services in Compliance with FELASA Guidelines

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Estimated value

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Awarded value

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Awarded 13 Mar 2026

Suppliers

2

Lots

3

1 awarded

Published

13 Mar 2026

Description

The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences’ Biological Services Core Technology Unit (BSU), at Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) wish to procure the Provision of Laboratory Animal Health Monitoring Services in Compliance with FELASA Guidelines

Scope

Reference
250079
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
05 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2029
Possible extension to 04 Jan 2033

options to extend by up to a further 48 months (4 x 12-month extensions)

CPV classifications
71900000
85148000
85200000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Simple descriptionTechnical 40% Mandatory Specification – Pass/Fail Qualitative 35% • Team Expertise 10% • Phasing out/reducing Sacrificial Sentinel Animals 10% • Reporting 5% • Key risks 5% • Training & Technical Support 5% Sustainable Procurement 5% Price 60%price—

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

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Award date

13 Mar 2026

Contract start

26 Mar 2026

Contract end

25 Mar 2029

Awarded to
FS
Fera Science Ltd (lot 1 & 2)
EH
Envigo Holdings Ltd (Lot 3)

Lots · 3 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
11 Lot 1: Sentinel Animal Health Monitoring (Sacrificial)£280kcomplete
22 Lot 2: Non-Animal Health Monitoring Methods£280kcomplete
33 Lot 3: Zebrafish Health Monitoring£140kcomplete