Published date: 17 May 2022
Last edited date: 9 June 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and experimental development services - 73100000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£80,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_244852/1065267
Published date
17 May 2022
Closing date
29 July 2021
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
28 January 2022
Contract end date
28 January 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Defra is awarding a Framework agreement for the provision of Research, Development & Evidence Services.
Research and Experimental Development (R&D) comprises creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.
Evidence covers a range of sciences including economics, social research, operational research, statistics, natural science, engineering and geography.
The framework is divided into 4 lots, which are additionally divided into sub lots:
Lot 1 Food
sub lot 1.1 - Supporting a resilient and secure food system
sub lot 1.2 - Enabling a productive and competitive agri-food chain
sub lot 1.3 - Safety and Confidence in food
sub lot 1.4 - Supporting a sustainable and healthy agri-food chain
lot 2 Farming
sub lot 2.1 - Crop performance and protection services
sub lot 2.2 - Livestock performance services
sub lot 2.3 - Agronomy, nutrient management and sustainable system services
sub lot 2.4 - Modelling toolkits, informatics and comparative life cycle assessment services
sub lot 2.5 - Farming statistics
Lot 3 Air Quality
sub lot 3.1 - Air quality analysis and expert services
sub lot 3.2 - Air quality monitoring and data
sub lot 3.3 - Modelling tools for air quality studies
sub lot 3.4 - Air quality economics and socio-economic
sub lot 3.5 - Noise research and analysis
Lot 4 Socio-Economic
sub lot 4.1 - Socio-economic
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Defra Opportunity for Research Development and Evidence Framework 1
- Opportunity
- Published 8 March 2021
Award information
Awarded date
31 January 2022
Contract start date
28 January 2022
Contract end date
28 January 2025
Total value of contract
£80,000,000
This contract was awarded to 29 suppliers.
Aecom Limited
Address
Aldgate Tower, London
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Air Quality Consultants ltd
Address
Coldharbour Road Bristol
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Atkins ltd
Address
Woodcote Grove, Surrey
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Bureau Veritas UK limited
Address
Fort Parkway, West Midlands
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Collingwood Environmental Planning Limited
Address
Queens Square Bristol
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
EarthSense
Address
Exploration Drive, Leicester
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Cranfield University
Address
Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Fera Science ltd
Address
Sand Hutton
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Harper Adams University College
Address
Edgemond
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
ICF Consulting Services Ltd
Address
Queens Street Place, Greater London
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Imperial College Projects limited
Address
Exhibition Road, London
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
The James Hutton Institute
Address
Invergowrie, Dundee
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
LGC ltd
Address
Queens Road, Middlesex
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Market & Opinion Research International (IPSOS MORI)
Address
Thomas More Square, Greater London
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
NIAB
Address
Lawrence Weaver Road, Cambridgeshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Address
College Street, Tyne & Wear
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
National Physical Laboratory
Address
Hampton Road, Middlesex
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
The Progressive Farming Trust / Organic Research Centre
Address
Stroud Road, Gloucestershire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Ricardo AEA ltd
Address
The Gemini Building, Oxfordshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
RSK ADAS limited
Address
Spring Lodge, Cheshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
SRUC
Address
West Mains Road, Edinburgh
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Sustainable Acoustics
Address
St Georges Yard, Hampshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
TRL limited
Address
Crowthorne House, Berkshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
UK Centre of Ecology and Hydrology
Address
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
University of Nottingham
Address
University Park, Nottingham
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
University of Gloucestershire
Address
The Park, Gloucestershire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Wood Group UK Limited
Address
Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeenshire
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
National Centre for Social Research
Address
Northampton Square, Greater London
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Anderson Acoustics Ltd
Address
15-16 Trafalgar Street, Brighton
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Horizon House
Bristol
BS1 5AH
England
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Closing: 29 July 2021, 10am