Official UK procurement notice
Equine Infectious Diseases Surveillance Service
Authority: Horserace Betting Levy Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award
The primary purpose of the Service is to provide, on a continuous basis, the thorough monitoring and investigation of equine infectious diseases in the Great Britain, monitoring globally, and the provision of expert advice on the prevention and control of such diseases.
- No preliminary market engagement: An opportunity notice was published under the previous regime before the Procurement Act came in to force.
CPV: Research services · Veterinary services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Participation Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: The cost of providing the service
- Quality: The quality of the service delivery proposal which is further divided over five questions. Please refer to the Award Questionnaire for details of the question weightings.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Participation Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Participation Questionnaire
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 17:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
EIDS-2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032652- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05496aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documents can be obtained from, and must be submitted to delivery@exceeding.co.uk
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 15:11 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent370 days ago23 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published369 days ago23 Oct 2025, 17:38 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends358 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 15:11 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2025, 17:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2025, 17:38 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED5 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: There is an option to extend the service for up to a further two years subject to satisfactory performance and at the sole discretion of the HBLB | £2,700,000 | 23 Oct 2025standstill to 3 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender