Published date: 25 January 2019

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


Closing: 10 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

tender_174966/740077

Published date

25 January 2019

Closing date

10 July 2018

Contract start date

7 May 2019

Contract end date

6 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Collaboration agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Recent emerging tree diseases such Ash dieback in the UK (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) have caused significant environmental and economic damage. Devastating new diseases, such as Xylella in Europe, are a constant threat. Models developed to inform policy about how best to address these threats are largely bespoke and the general characteristics of models which facilitate transferability have not been fully explored.
This PhD will use a range of modelling approaches to compare how predictions from models parameterised at one location perform in new locations, as well as across different disease species. Multiple model-performance criteria will be defined to test the impact of model transferability on the accuracy to estimate the outcome of different intervention strategies allowing for a quantification of the extent that transferability is possible in a way that is of direct relevance to DEFRA.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

10 July 2018

Contract start date

7 May 2019

Contract end date

6 November 2022

Total value of contract

£70,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Salford

Address

Maxwell Building, 43 Crescent, Salford M5 4WT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amos Ben-Dor

Address

Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gov.uk