Published date: 5 August 2021

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


Closing: 11 May 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,379

Procurement reference

tender_244804/986102

Published date

5 August 2021

Closing date

11 May 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 June 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

- Provide an identification service for invasive invertebrate plant pests for all of the UKs Overseas Territories: including invasive non-native invertebrate plant pests which impact on biodiversity and commercial interests
- Provide rapid advice where possible, when bio-security threats detected, in the form of guidance on appropriate measures
- Provision of remote (e.g. online) basic training to colleagues on Overseas Territories so that local capacity is developed where resources permit this. The very real threat posed by invasive non-native species, continues to be one of the biggest environmental threats to biodiversity Overseas Territories, having a significant economic impact tourism, agriculture and forestry. Providing these services would help meet Defra's commitments set out in the 25 Year Economic Plan, specifically taking action to recover threatened, iconic or economically imported species of animals, plants and fungi and where possible to prevent human-induced extinction or loss of known threatened species in England and the Overseas Territories. In addition, it would also contribute to improving Overseas Territories ability to meet international obligations to protect biodiversity, including under the Convention on Biological Diversity and UN Sustainable Delivery Goals.

Award information

Awarded date

1 June 2020

Contract start date

1 June 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£20,379

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Fera Science Limited

Address

30 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk