Published date: 27 November 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£36,513

Procurement reference

tender_154408/635395

Published date

27 November 2017

Closing date

9 September 2017

Contract start date

10 October 2017

Contract end date

30 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is a Research & Development Project looking into continued screening and research into the spread of the Sweet Chestnut Blight disease on trees within the UK.

The project is looking to utilise samples collected by Forest Research (part of the Forestry Commission) to collate and analyse data generated during a proposed six month study to provide an understanding of the population structure of the pathogen and potential of hypovirulence to see if it can be effective as disease control in the UK .

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

9 October 2017

Contract start date

10 October 2017

Contract end date

30 March 2018

Total value of contract

£36,513

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Forest Research

Address

Farnham, GU10 4LH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk