Published date: 17 December 2018

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


Closing: 14 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£46,000

Procurement reference

tender_191617/732977

Published date

17 December 2018

Closing date

14 November 2018

Contract start date

10 December 2018

Contract end date

29 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

The UK pesticide and agrochemical industry is comprised mainly of Plant Protection Product (PPP) activities (covering herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators). It also includes biocides (such as rodenticides, some insecticides and some disinfectants) but these are not within the scope of this research.

Current UK government policy for pesticides regulation aims for a science-led approach to decision-making, minimising regulatory burdens while maintaining high standards of human and environmental protection. The UK body responsible for the regulation of PPPs is the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). HSE charges fees to ensure that the full economic costs of evaluating and processing applications are recovered. Pesticide companies and user representatives tend to consider that the EU regulatory regime is unduly burdensome, takes decisions that are not based on risk and is hence responsible for stifling innovation in the development of PPPs, whereas NGOs take the position that the regulatory system needs to do more to protect humans and the environment from adverse effects of pesticide use.

Depending on the outcome of EU Exit negotiations, the UK might be able to establish a fully autonomous PPP regime or might be required to maintain a degree of harmonisation with EU legislation. This research will consist of baseline data-collection and analysis relating to the operations of UK-based enterprises engaged with pesticides before EU Exit (to be completed by the end of March 2019). There will also be follow-up data collection and analysis post EU Exit (subject to agreement on funding).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Social Research for post-EU Exit Pesticides Regime

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 October 2018

Attachments

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

5 December 2018

Contract start date

10 December 2018

Contract end date

29 March 2019

Total value of contract

£46,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

Address

Spring Lodge, Helsby, Cheshire, WA6 0AR, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk