Published date: 19 December 2023

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


Closing: 13 December 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£68,600

Procurement reference

CF-0207500D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

19 December 2023

Closing date

13 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 December 2023

Contract end date

13 March 2025

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

Purpose:

To design an evaluation framework and to then carry out an evaluation of the Biosecure Procurement Requirement (BPR) Pilot Phase 2. The purpose of the evaluation is twofold: (1) Impact - to assess whether and how the BPR is impacting on grant-aided tree planting / restocking and how the BPR is impacting the rate of uptake of the Plant Healthy Certification Scheme and applications for certification through the Ready to Plant assessment route and (2) Learning - to recommend any adjustments to the BPR design and administration required beyond the Pilot phase.

Reporting from the first phase of the evaluation has highlighted research questions where there is a weak evidence base and where more data is required. It is therefore a requirement that the next phase of the evaluation aims to strengthen that evidence. This includes but is not limited to additional support for smaller nurseries, to determine the extent of the impact the BPR may have on planting rate and type and recommendations to support future roll-out.

This contract was awarded by DEFRA.

Award information

Awarded date

14 December 2023

Contract start date

19 December 2023

Contract end date

13 March 2025

Total value of contract

£68,600

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ICF Consulting Services Limited

Address

ICF Consulting Services Limited Riverscape 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1BE

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

dgc.rdeframework@defra.gov.uk