Published date: 29 November 2024

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


Closing: 22 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£17,368.36

Procurement reference

CF-0417600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

29 November 2024

Closing date

22 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

21 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This project will involve UK CEH analysing a set of 20 honey samples for a suite of pesticides. The same samples will also be analysed by Fera in a separate piece of work. This will enable a comparison of the reported pesticide residue values between the two different labs, which will allow us to: a) identify and benchmark any anomalies; b) validate the approaches taken by both labs; and c) ultimately give us confidence in using both labs for residue analysis into the future.

Aims

This project will need to:
• Quantify pesticide residues from organic honey samples that were spiked with pesticides last year (10 samples stored under ambient conditions and 10 frozen).
• Undertake a comparison of quantified residues from UK CEH analysis and Fera analysis.
• Develop proposals for next steps depending on the outcomes.
• Report all the above findings into Defra.

Award information

Awarded date

20 November 2024

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

21 March 2025

Total value of contract

£17,368.36

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