Closed tender

2025-778 Sheep Genotyping Services

Details

Topic
Research laboratory services
Published
23 September 2025
Submission
3 November 2025

Tender description

Signet Breeding Services is the part of AHDB responsible for delivering the UK’s national genetic evaluations to sheep producers. Signet delivers three mixed breed genetic evaluations to the sheep industry, one for terminal sire breeds, one for lowland maternal breeds and one for hill breeds. Our terminal sire and hill evaluations utilise genomic information that has been provided to AHDB from a variety of different sources using a range of chip types. Genomic approaches are rapidly being developed for our lowland maternal evaluation. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of companies that can provide the genotypes required to complete this work. Two work packages are specified within this tender document. Bidders can bid for either work package or both of them. Work Package 1. Medium density sheep genotyping for hill sheep and maternal breeds. Work Package 2. Medium density sheep genotyping for terminal sire br

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published23 September 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date3 November 2025

About the buyer

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is the statutory levy board for the cereals and oilseeds, dairy, beef and lamb, and pork sectors. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs sponsors AHDB, a non-departmental public body. Common goods and services are bought through framework agreements arranged by the Government Commercial Agency.

Over the past 5 years, most of AHDB's contract awards have been in agricultural and horticultural services, business services and IT services.

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