Published date: 29 October 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 January 2016

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £75,000

Procurement reference

Diagnostics

Published date

29 October 2015

Closing date

31 January 2016

Contract start date

31 January 2016

Contract end date

31 October 2016

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

AHDB Horticulture has funded work to develop a test to quantify clubroot resting spores in soils. This test has relevance for Brassica and OSR growers.
The test has been trialled with a wide range of UK soil types with no reduction in efficacy. The test shows 92% accuracy in predicting the risk of clubroot development compared to grower observations at harvest.
It is now AHDB Horticulture's intention to make the protocol for this test freely available to all laboratories to take forward and offer as a commercial service to growers in the UK or globally. We will pass the names of laboratories offering this test on to Brassica and OSR growers in the UK via grower meetings. More information is provided in the attachment.
Interested parties should contact Cathryn Lambourne to register their interest in the test. Full protocols will be provided in due course.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Cathryn Lambourne

Address

Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Coventry
CV8 2TL
England

Email

cathryn.lambourne@ahdb.org.uk