Published date: 18 September 2024

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


Closing: 1 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£17,009.79

Procurement reference

CF-0368400D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

18 September 2024

Closing date

1 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 April 2024

Contract end date

30 September 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

We require outputs from the recent Bunce Survey to be analysed to inform an ongoing study into
the variables that may contribute to differences in natural selection and regeneration rates of ash
(Fraxinus excelsior) in woodlands in England.
A few sites in Norfolk are showing unusually high levels of regeneration of healthy young ash trees.
This work is required to identify factors that may promote similar regeneration more widely
throughout England, by understanding relevant environmental conditions and genetic variation.
The Bunce Survey provides an ideal dataset to query, being reasonably comprehensive across the
UK and in the number of variables recorded.
This project needs to
a) Interrogate the Bunce survey data for sites with presence/absence of early stage ash
b) Use multi-variate analysis to identify variables which may be potential drivers of patterns in
ash regeneration
c) Use the results of this to produce lists of sites that may be surveyed and a draft survey
protocol, to feed in to the ongoing project: TH42326N13 - Recovery of Ashwoods from Ash
Dieback.
d) If necessary/beneficial, explore the possibility of adding additional sites.

Award information

Awarded date

5 April 2024

Contract start date

8 April 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Total value of contract

£17,009.79

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

Adrian Ajibade

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

adrian.ajibade@defra.gov.uk