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title: "RDE 462 - Paludiculture agronomy and scoping potential paludiculture food crops"
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# RDE 462 - Paludiculture agronomy and scoping potential paludiculture food crops

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d46fa31a-be09-4ac6-99b4-2fdbccaa7a3e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) recently awarded a contract for research and development consultancy services related to paludiculture agronomy and identifying potential paludiculture food crops. The procurement method used was selective, with the contract awarded under a framework agreement. The tender period ended on 20th December 2023, and the contract period spans from 8th January 2024 to 31st May 2024. The contract is aimed at addressing concerns regarding the compatibility of agricultural pesticides, herbicides with paludiculture, and exploring paludiculture's ability to supply food crops.

This procurement opportunity can benefit businesses involved in research and agricultural consultancy services. Companies with expertise in agronomy, pesticide research, and food crop cultivation are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract offers a chance to contribute to policy development in the agricultural sector, focusing on sustainable farming practices and exploring innovative solutions for weed, pest, and disease control under paludicultural conditions. Businesses interested in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation should consider engaging with DEFRA on these important initiatives.

## Notice

The Paludiculture Roadmap produced by the Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force's Paludiculture Sub-group was published earlier this year. The agronomy pathway contains actions related to weeds, pests and diseases across years 2 and 3 of the roadmap. Whilst parts of this pathway will be informed by ongoing paludiculture projects and other parts of the roadmap, questions are arising regarding developing policy on paludiculture which means that Defra requires answers before 2025 (roadmap year 3). Concerns have been raised about the compatibility of currently used agricultural pesticides and herbicides with paludiculture and the limited active substances that are approved for use on land immediately adjacent to aquatic areas. Therefore, research is required to determine paludiculture compatible control measures for weeds, pests and diseases that could thrive under paludicultural conditions and threaten crop quality. Similarly, the agricultural policy and farming support pathway does not propose to start the investigation of paludiculture suitable food crops until roadmap year 3, but the ability of paludiculture to supply food crops is an important question in policy development. Therefore, the intention is to start scoping paludicultural food crops now, to identify the most promising crops for further investigation. This contract was awarded by DEFRA.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ececbfa-d19e-474c-af2b-5cbd95ff85e3 |
| 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 | 3 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 8 Jan 2024 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £66,660 |
| 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 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 | NIAB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Jan 2024 at 15:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ececbfa-d19e-474c-af2b-5cbd95ff85e3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ececbfa-d19e-474c-af2b-5cbd95ff85e3
  3rd January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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