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title: "Improving Systems Intelligence for Plant Health"
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# Improving Systems Intelligence for Plant Health

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-321b5432-d1d5-4f21-b191-5ec79e4eb28c

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal which seeks to improve systems intelligence for plant health. This research, valued at £24,988, focuses on enhancing monitoring systems to support the Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain and Tree Health Management Plan. The procurement method is classified as limited, negotiated without a call for competition. The award was made on 18th January 2017, with the contract period running from 18th January to 31st March 2017, covering the United Kingdom and other regions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in environmental monitoring and biosecurity systems. Companies engaged in providing consultancy for government bodies and those experienced in project evaluations would be well-positioned to compete for similar future contracts, as the public sector continues to invest in improving plant health monitoring and management processes.

## Notice

The Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain and Tree Health Management Plan were adopted in 2014. They defined a new framework for protecting plant and tree health in Great Britain, taking on board recommendations of an expert task force set up to examine the issues highlighted by an outbreak of Chalara (ash die-back) in early 2012. Enhancements were made to the Plant Health budget (a programme known as PHEIS) to support increased activity and investment necessary to deliver the strategy. An evaluation of this enhanced budget was completed in early 2016. In conducting the evaluation, it was found that there were a number of systemic issues that both limited the robustness of the evaluation's findings and are likely to limit future assessments, whether for formal evaluation, or for internal performance reporting, management or planning purposes. These included a lack of understanding of the causal pathways in how inputs to plant health biosecurity services led through to outcomes and a lack of routine monitoring of plant health outcomes (in part due to intrinsic measurement challenges for such outcomes). In response to these issues, this research will support Defra's efforts to improve the monitoring system to better provide intelligence on the performance of the plant health system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ef9db72-1fd6-4919-9adb-fd582daf8b78 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jan 2017 |
| Contract period | 18 Jan 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £24,988 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £24,988 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ICF INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2017 at 13:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ef9db72-1fd6-4919-9adb-fd582daf8b78

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ef9db72-1fd6-4919-9adb-fd582daf8b78
  27th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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