Improved Diagnostic Tools for Foot-and-Mouth Disease at Pirbright Laboratory
Defra Network eTendering Portal · Awarded contract
AwardedImproved Diagnostic Tools for Foot-and-Mouth Disease at Pirbright Laboratory
Awarded 31 Mar 2020
Awarded31 Mar 2020
Value£2,602,775.00
SupplierThe Pirbright Institute
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryAgriculture & Farming
Ended 3y 7mo ago2y 12mo term
Awarded 31 Mar 2020Expired 30 Mar 2023
About
Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to The Pirbright Institute for improved tools for the diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease.
The project ensures that routine diagnostic systems used within the FMD National Reference Laboratory at Pirbright and surge capacity at APHA-Weybridge have resilience to respond rapidly to the threats of FMD incursion into the UK.
The contract value is AUD 2,602,775.
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