Notice Information
Notice Title
SPRU Consultant
Notice Description
The Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) have received grant funding to hire a freelance consultant to work on a research project providing expertise on sustainable farming practices, biodiversity, climate, agriculture and systems analysis.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) have received grant funding to hire a freelance consultant to work on a research project providing expertise on sustainable farming practices, biodiversity, climate, agriculture and systems analysis.
Procurement Information
Below threshold
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05035e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015301-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £61,560 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- r.dewar@sussex.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FALMER, BRIGHTON
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Electoral Ward
- Coldean & Stanmer
- Westminster Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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