RDE 451 - IPM instructional videos

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£56,445

Procurement reference

CF-0191700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

28 November 2023

Closing date

25 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

In order to encourage farmers and growers away from prophylactically spraying pesticides to their
crops, we need to be able to inform them of the alternative strategies and more importantly how to
implement them effectively. IPM covers a broad range of strategies from using forecasting to
predict incidence and timing of a pest to targeted spraying of pesticides only where and when
needed to growing disease resistant varieties. When discussing barriers to IPM with farmers, they
often quote lack of knowledge as a key issue. Disseminating knowledge about best practice with
IPM strategies is therefore key to increasing uptake. We plan to commission a set of instructional
videos covering both the theory and practice of IPM to upskill farmers in an accessible bitesize way.
Increasing uptake of IPM across farmers will hopefully lead to a reduced reliance on synthetic
chemicals and a knock-on reduction in the speed at which pesticide resistance develops in crop
pests and diseases.

This contract was awarded by DEFRA.

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Award information

Awarded date

27 November 2023

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2024

Total value of contract

£56,445

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

dgc.rdeframework@defra.gov.uk