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title: "Automated Airborne Pest Monitoring (AAPM) of Drosophila suzukii in Crops and Natural Habitats"
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# Automated Airborne Pest Monitoring (AAPM) of Drosophila suzukii in Crops and Natural Habitats

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c48bc8b6-9af6-4ba9-9e20-015fdf79b73b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal, which has awarded a contract titled "Automated Airborne Pest Monitoring (AAPM) of Drosophila suzukii in Crops and Natural Habitats." This project falls under the industry category of research and development services, with a focus on environmental services. The contract is located in the United Kingdom and has been completed, with the contract period running from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2019. The procurement was conducted through a limited method, awarding the contract without prior publication of a notice. The total value of the contract is £41,666, and the tendering process concluded on 1 March 2017.

This contract presents excellent growth opportunities for businesses involved in innovative pest monitoring solutions or environmental technology. Companies specialising in research services, development of UAV technologies, or automated systems for agricultural applications would be particularly well-suited to compete. With the increasing importance of efficient pest control methods in the agricultural sector, firms capable of delivering advanced monitoring systems can significantly contribute to food security while enhancing their own market presence.

## Notice

Drosophila (D) suzukii has become a serious pest in Europe since its spread in 2008 to Spain and Italy, and the UK in 2012, attacking many soft-skinned crops such as several berry species, cherry and grapevines. Pest monitoring is the basis of its control. Therefore, an efficient and accurate monitoring system is essential in order to identify the presence of D. suzukii in crops and surrounding areas, and to prevent damage to economically valuable fruit crops. Existing methods for monitoring D. suzukii are costly, time and labor intensive and consequently conducted at a low spatial resolution and prone to errors. It is proposed to develop a novel system to overcome current monitoring limitations consisting of traps which are monitored by means of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an automatic image processing pipeline for the identification and count of the number of D. suzukii per trap location. Automated monitoring has an advantage over current methods in terms of (1) labour intensity, (2) sampling interval, (3) automatic integration into Decision Support Systems (DSS), (4) monitoring of diverse and even hardly accessible habitats, and (5) population monitoring in vast areas in relation to climatic and other geo-processed parameters. A multi-variable sticky trap evaluation will allow for the selection of the most suitable one to attract the target insect. A small multi-rotor UAV platform will be flown at multiple intervals to capture high resolution color aerial photographs of the insect traps. The photographs will be subjected to image processing algorithms to identify the presence or absence of D. suzukii and their counts. The data collected will be transferred to a DSS to provide valuable information for growers in a format that is both meaningful and accessible, thereby demonstrating the added value and social importance of applied science and technology to the wider community and food security. 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/f1de7e27-3bab-41b9-9f88-8e876fe21cee |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £41,666 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £41,666 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2017 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1de7e27-3bab-41b9-9f88-8e876fe21cee

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1de7e27-3bab-41b9-9f88-8e876fe21cee
  23rd October 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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