Published date: 20 May 2019

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


Closing: 15 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

RG4 8NN

Value of contract

£59,292

Procurement reference

tender_198911/770855

Published date

20 May 2019

Closing date

15 March 2019

Contract start date

15 April 2019

Contract end date

14 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NETFIB is a consortium project proposed to the SusCrop ERA-Net, which Defra is a member of. The sharp increase in demand for plant based fibre raw materials as substitute for man-made fibres in products as diverse as textiles and car parts can only be met by an increased land area given over for fibre production.

However, land is a scarce resource and there is perceived land-use conflict between the needs of food production and non-food production. Producing non-food crop on land marginalised for example by contamination, which is unsuitable for food production might help mitigate this conflict. Nettle (Urtica dioica) has a long history as a fibre crop, but has not been well used in modern times.

NETFIB's overall aim is to develop the capacity for farmers and other land managers to recover nettle as a fibre crop from marginal land, which would otherwise remain under-used, in conjuction with the phytomanagment of that land to manage any risks from it

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Award information

Awarded date

15 April 2019

Contract start date

15 April 2019

Contract end date

14 April 2022

Total value of contract

£59,292

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

r3 environmental technology

Address

H9, TOB1 Earley Gate, Whiteknights, PO Box 233, Reading, RG6 6AT

Reference

Companies House number: 03231566

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk