Published date: 4 March 2021

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


Closing: 2 February 2021, 11:59am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

tender_263157/930927

Published date

4 March 2021

Closing date

2 February 2021

Closing time

11:59am

Contract start date

2 March 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

3 Specific requirements
3.1 The Contractor will perform a study to generate further research data on the persistence of CA organism to compliment data previously generated by IZS under projects SE2203 and SE2209 (Contract Ecm 48124).

4 Objectives
The Contractor will conduct further research to achieve the following objectives:
4.1 Objective A:
- Assess ticks (with potential to extend to biting insects) as carriers of Ma.
- Determine whether Ma survives blood meal ingestion.
4.2 Objective B:
- Assess survival of Ma under natural external environmental conditions and in the presence of disinfectants.

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Award information

Awarded date

2 March 2021

Contract start date

2 March 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£60,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimenatale della Sicilia (IZS)

Address

Via G Marinuzzi 3, 90129, Palermo, Italia

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gov.uk