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title: "Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0389de"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL"
published: "2022-12-01"
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# Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need

Buyer: DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0389de

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) through its commercial arm is planning a procurement process for the provision and maintenance of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank in London, United Kingdom. The project aims to safeguard global food security, conserve plant genetic resources, and share benefits arising from their use. The procurement method is an open procedure with a contract value of £4,200,000. The tender period starts on 6th December 2022, and the contract period is from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2035.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations interested in research services. Businesses involved in genetic material preservation, plant biology, agricultural research, and biotechnology would be well-suited to compete for this tender. Defra Group Commercial is the buying organisation leading this opportunity for interested businesses to contribute to global food security and sustainable agricultural practices.

## Notice

Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need A two lot project, lot one hosting a collection of vegetable genetic material and lot two hosting a collection of pea genetic material. Project aims for both lots are: * Protecting our most important food and forage crops in an effort to safeguard global food security * Minimising genetic erosion and safeguard the genetic diversity of farmed and wild plants * Conserving and sustainably using our plant genetic resources * Sharing the benefits arising from the conservation and sustainable use of our plant genetic resources

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034072-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2022 at 14:18 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034072-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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