Purchase, Storage and Emergency Production of Foot and Mouth Antigen and Vaccine

Concepts

• vaccines
• fmd vaccines
• fmd) vaccine bank
• vaccine
• mouth antigen
• emergency production
• foot
• antigen
• the uk foot and mouth disease
• storage

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Defra is exploring options for supply of antigen and vaccines to the UK foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and is seeking to identify existing and potential suppliers who have FMD vaccines with robust evidence of quality, safety, and efficacy.

CPV Codes

• 33651690 - Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Other Information

We are keen to hear from suppliers who are in a position to supply suitable FMD vaccine products from early 2027 (including manufacturing lead times as necessary). Please provide the information detailed in the section below, but please note that Defra will not consider heterologous vaccine products. Those wishing to provide the information requested here should contact Melanie Swain (melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk), by the 8 September 2025. Defra reserves the right to follow up with suppliers on a 1:1 basis to further understand their capabilities with regard to this requirement. Defra is seeking this information to inform decisions around guarantees of supply to the UK market. Therefore the estimated total value shown below is only indicative at this stage. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **