Published date: 4 August 2017

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


Closing: 3 March 2014

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Forest pest control services - 77231200

  • Environmental services - 90700000

    • Environmental management - 90710000

    • Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services - 92530000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,359,483

Procurement reference

tender_111655/603312

Published date

4 August 2017

Closing date

3 March 2014

Contract start date

1 April 2014

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The overall aim is to provide evidence that helps implement the GB Plant Biosecurity Strategy, whose emphasis is on: (a) Pre-border activities; (b) At-border activities; (c) Post-border activities; (d) engagement; (e) capability,capacity, skills. The research is directly aligned with these activities and will focus on strategic areas related to new and emerging pests (prevention; detection; control; resilience) as well as more-applied and immediate research addressing priority pests and pathways. The contractor is one of five research parties undertaking the project, the other partners are Fera Science Limited, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Natural England and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

1 April 2014

Contract start date

1 April 2014

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Total value of contract

£2,359,483

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Forest Research

Address

Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LH, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk