Published date: 30 October 2019

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


Closing: 30 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£18,290

Procurement reference

tender_221301/809373

Published date

30 October 2019

Closing date

30 October 2019

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

15 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The primary aim of this project is assess the comparability of data generated from lower tier test methods with data generated by GD305 to progress our knowledge of their effectiveness in waiving GD305. This will be delivered as a draft scientific paper to be submitted to an appropriate peer reviewed journal. A post-doctoral research scientist will be assigned this work and required to support Defra in developing the WPMN project proposal.

The objectives of the project are:

- To provide technical support to Defra in writing a project proposal for the OECD WPMN
- To gather information on available lower tier test methods relevant to waiving GD305.
- To assess correlations between lower tier tests and GD305.

Award information

Awarded date

30 October 2019

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

15 March 2020

Total value of contract

£18,290

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University Of Plymouth

Address

Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Kings Pool, 1 - 2 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX
England

Email

anna.bourne@defra.gov.uk