Awarded contract

ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Fera Science Ltd
Value: £17,843
Duration: 4 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 21 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The main objective of this work is to develop a benefit–cost analysis (BCA) framework that will assess the extent to which eradication and control measures implemented to date, present value for money when compared with a counterfactual scenario of no intervention. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published21 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date21 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2027in 3 months

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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