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title: "Recommended List disease coordination"
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# Recommended List disease coordination

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b2b8086-69f2-4498-8baa-f5d161dbaf3e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is conducting a tender for the "Recommended List disease coordination" project, aimed at providing expertise related to disease resistance in cereals and oilseeds. This procurement falls within the services category in the cereals industry and is part of an open procurement method labelled as an open procedure (below threshold). The contract period will run from 2nd April 2018 to 31st December 2021. The tender period closed on 12th December 2017, and the project is located in Kenilworth, England, with the postal code CV8 2TL.

This tender presents vital opportunities for businesses involved in agricultural services, particularly those specialising in plant pathology and crop disease management. Companies with expertise in agricultural science and data analysis, as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can offer innovative solutions in assessing crop disease resistance, would find this tender well-suited for competition. Engaging in this procurement can enable businesses to enhance their visibility and potentially establish long-term partnerships within the agricultural sector.

## Notice

The AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) for cereals and oilseeds are the definitive industry guide to cereal and oilseed varieties, giving levy-payers the information they need to select the correct variety for their businesses. The data underpinning the Recommended Lists are based on the evaluation of field performance of a range of varieties of crops under cultivation in the UK. Genetic resistance to plant diseases in an important character and this is assessed on plots through natural infection and also on small plots inoculated with specific diseases. Over-years data from natural infection and inoculated plots are used to determine 1 to 9 ratings that are used to describe disease resistance on the RL tables. This tender covers the provision of pathology expertise and assistance to the RL Team in the production and review of disease ratings for cereals and oilseeds from 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2021, (covering harvests 2018 to 2021). The tenderer will work with the RL Team to ensure that the disease testing programme is conducted to a high-level of technical competence and to agreed protocols. Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e23f318b-666e-4f5b-8c57-0780d63ab63f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | KENILWORTH |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV8 2TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NIAB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

### Codes

- 03211000 - Cereals

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2018 at 12:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e23f318b-666e-4f5b-8c57-0780d63ab63f
- 27 Oct 2017 at 09:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cd83d08-f045-4e22-83a1-c8b24b251876

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e23f318b-666e-4f5b-8c57-0780d63ab63f
  5th April 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cd83d08-f045-4e22-83a1-c8b24b251876
  27th October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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