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Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
London
Direct award
2 May 2025 to 30 September 2027

Delivery of a PhD research project investigating the role of sheep and goats in the transmission of emerging pestiviruses within multispecies grazing farm systems in the UK. The research aims to understand viral spread between different animal host species to inform prevention and control strategies for the swine and cattle industries.

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Awarded value: £37k; As published
Published: 8 May 2025
Awarded: 1 May 2025; University of Surrey
Contract length: 29 months; Ends 30 September 2027

What the contract covers

Provision of academic research and PhD studentship services focused on veterinary virology and animal disease transmission studies.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 29 months
Contract dates: 2 May 2025 to 30 September 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 73200000

Services in this contract

Doctoral studentships and research trainingMain service£45k typicalPhD studentship on pestiviruses in sheep and goats

Lifecycle

Published
8 May 2025
Contract awardedto University of Surrey
1 May 2025
Contract starts
2 May 2025
Contract ends
30 September 2027

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Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/942128/studentship-understanding-the-role-of-sheep-and-goat-in-pestiviruses
Buyer reference: C28186
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-050e7c
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Studentship: Understanding the role of sheep & goat in pestiviruses. Contract award, 8 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/942128/studentship-understanding-the-role-of-sheep-and-goat-in-pestiviruses (accessed 4 November 2026).