Published date: 10 November 2023

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


Closing: 22 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£49,458.29

Procurement reference

CF-0179000D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

10 November 2023

Closing date

22 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

25 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This package should:
• Sub-set honey samples from the 2022 National Honey Monitoring Scheme archive to include samples from May and October, selected from urban dominated landscapes (50 overall) but spanning a gradient of urbansiation.
• Quantify residues in these honey samples for key herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides.
• Calculate and assess risk quotients for urban honeybee hives, assess what factors may be driving this risk and how this changes over time and across urban gradients, and compare pesticide profiles with those detected in hives from agricultural dominated landscapes.
• Integrate eDNA analysis to identify potential pesticide exposure pathways / high risk plant communities in urban environments.

This contract was awarded by DEFRA.

Award information

Awarded date

23 October 2023

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

25 March 2024

Total value of contract

£49,458.29

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)

Address

Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

dgc.rdeframework@defra.gov.uk