--- title: "Buying Plant Healthy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEFRA" published: "2025-02-14" --- # Buying Plant Healthy Buyer: DEFRA Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8bd125e1-669c-4c01-957f-2e602ee5cde7.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has completed a procurement process titled "Buying Plant Healthy," focused on research and development services within the plant health sector. The procurement, categorized under research and development services (CPV code 73000000), was conducted through a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement. The procurement aimed to support Defra's Future Proofing Plant Health programme, addressing both the Plant Health Behaviours theme and the Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain (2023-2028). The contract, valued at £83,333, ran from 10th February 2025 to 31st December 2025, with the award notice published on 14th February 2025. The project’s delivery locations include the UK, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and other international locations. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in plant health research and consultation. Companies capable of providing innovative solutions that promote healthy plant behaviours and a biosecure plant supply chain are well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses engaged in raising awareness about plant health and promoting the Plant Healthy Certification Scheme can benefit from this and future similar procurement opportunities. The awarded contract to Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited underscores the demand for expertise in these areas, providing an avenue for business growth by contributing to national plant health policies and strategies. ## Notice * This research is funded by Defra's Future Proofing Plant Health programme. This supports research that will contribute to protecting plant health by providing evidence, knowledge, tools and solutions for Plant Health Policy as well as other beneficiaries. The 'National Conversation on Plant Health' project responds to the programme's Plant Health Behaviours theme, which focuses on understanding what motivates and constrains individuals and groups to change their behaviour in support of positive outcomes for plant health, overcoming the knowledge to action gap and improving our understanding of the social and cultural values of plants. * Plant health is a policy priority for the UK Government, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. The project responds to the Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain (2023-2028) , which aims to protect Great Britain's plants by encouraging and enabling the government, industry and the public to work together to reduce and manage biosecurity risks from plant pests and pathogens, and to facilitate safe trade. This strategic vision is supported by four outcomes, two of which are directly relevant to this research: o Outcome 2: a society that values healthy plants, where everyone feels part of a national biosecurity culture and people take extra care when buying plants. Related activities set out in the strategy include raising awareness of the importance of healthy plants and trees and encouraging the adoption of responsible behaviours across society. The Strategy specifically mentions the 'National Conversation on Plant Health' project in its description of how it will deliver against this outcome. o Outcome 3: a biosecure plant supply chain, where Government and industry works in partnership to support this. The Strategy specifically mentions both promotion and encouraging uptake of the Plant Healthy Certification Scheme as a means of achieving this. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfba23f3-0f79-4b0b-aa1e-653696dc7196 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 3 Feb 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Feb 2025 | | Contract period | 10 Feb 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £83,333 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £83,333 | | 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 | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | 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 | THINKS INSIGHT AND STRATEGY (BRITAIN THINKS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 14 Feb 2025 at 13:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfba23f3-0f79-4b0b-aa1e-653696dc7196 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfba23f3-0f79-4b0b-aa1e-653696dc7196 14th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f95c5f59-a7dc-41bd-9f93-4109946d7b1c 008_Call-off Form-Direct_Award_Buying Plant Healthy - Thinks Insight & Strategy Proposal - FINAL_Redacted ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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