Expired contract

Future Proofing Plant Health

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Forest Research
Value: GBP 2,359,483
Duration: 6 years
Topic: Research services
Published: 4 August 2017
Source: ContractsFinder

Tender description

The overall aim is to provide evidence that helps implement the GB Plant Biosecurity Strategy, whose emphasis is on: (a) Pre-border activities; (b) At-border activities; (c) Post-border activities; (d) engagement; (e) capability,capacity, skills. The research is directly aligned with these activities and will focus on strategic areas related to new and emerging pests (prevention; detection; control; resilience) as well as more-applied and immediate research addressing priority pests and pathways. The contractor is one of five research parties undertaking the project, the other partners are Fera Science Limited, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Natural England and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2014
Completed: Award published4 August 2017
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date30 September 2019

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Relevant CPV codes

73110000 · Research services
77231200 · Forest pest control services
90700000 · Environmental services
90710000 · Environmental management
92530000 · Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

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