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title: "Future Proofing Plant Health"
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# Future Proofing Plant Health

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-374c824e-63db-4f7f-8b32-037acb17fdd7

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Future Proofing Plant Health" is conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, focusing on research services related to plant biosecurity in the United Kingdom. The tender period concluded on 3rd March 2014, with the contract awarded on 1st April 2014, scheduled to last until 30th September 2019. The total value of the contract is £2,359,483. This initiative involves collaboration with several research parties and falls under planning to ensure effective responses to new and incoming plant pests.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in research services, environmental management, and pest control, particularly those with expertise in biosecurity-related projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as this procurement can enhance capabilities and foster growth in sectors related to environmental conservation and management.

## Notice

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) Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64032b02-12d0-4dce-a20f-40272af45f3a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2014 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2014 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2014 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,359,483 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,359,483 |
| 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 | FOREST RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### 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

## Release History

- 4 Aug 2017 at 16:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64032b02-12d0-4dce-a20f-40272af45f3a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64032b02-12d0-4dce-a20f-40272af45f3a
  4th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

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