RDE 395 - Pesticides in honey - analysis of urban honey samples
Details
- Supplier(s)
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
- Value
- £49,458.29
- Duration
- 5 months
- Topic
- Research and development consultancy services
- Published
- 10 November 2023
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
This package should: • Sub-set honey samples from the 2022 National Honey Monitoring Scheme archive to include samples from May and October, selected from urban dominated landscapes (50 overall) but spanning a gradient of urbansiation. • Quantify residues in these honey samples for key herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. • Calculate and assess risk quotients for urban honeybee hives, assess what factors may be driving this risk and how this changes over time and across urban gradients, and compare pesticide profiles with those detected in hives from agricultural dominated landscapes. • Integrate eDNA analysis to identify potential pesticide exposure pathways / high risk plant communities in urban environments. This contract was awarded by DEFRA.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 November 2023
- Completed: Award published10 November 2023Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date25 March 2024
About the buyer
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.
Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.
Decision makers
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov |
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