Published date: 29 March 2017

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


Closing: 16 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Plants used for fungicidal or similar purposes - 03117140

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Investigation services - 79720000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

tender_139870/575811

Published date

29 March 2017

Closing date

16 February 2017

Contract start date

16 March 2017

Contract end date

15 May 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This project aims to develop methods which allow the study of infection processess by the ash dieback pathogen, leading on to an understanding of the factors that influence infection and potentially change the likelihood of H. fraxineus being limited to leaves, or progressing into shoots and stems to cause dieback. A longer term aim is to apply these methods to validate tolerance levels in individuals of F. excelsior/ other ash species identified through screening programmes. Additionally, the interaction of ash dieback with Armillaria will be explored, on a temporal and spatial basis, to inform our understanding of whether ash dieback trees are more prone to invasion by Armillaria and by which species, and whether this could have a wider effect on the health of other woodland tree species such as oak which may also be vulnerable to Armillaria during decline episodes.

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Award information

Awarded date

16 March 2017

Contract start date

16 March 2017

Contract end date

15 May 2019

Total value of contract

£20,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Forest Research

Address

Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LH, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk