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title: "ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon"
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# ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077654

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned research and related consultancy services to analyse the impacts of yellow-legged hornet presence and response measures. The work is intended to develop a benefit–cost analysis framework comparing the value for money of eradication and control measures implemented to date with a counterfactual scenario in which there was no intervention. This is an environmental and economic appraisal requirement, combining analysis of invasive-species response with assessment of costs, benefits and intervention outcomes. The procurement covers one requirement and is associated with research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000). The named public-sector buyer is Defra, a central government department.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Fera Science Ltd. It used a selective, non-competitive below-threshold award under a framework, described as a Defra self-service direct award. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. Its value is £17,843 excluding VAT, or £21,411.60 including VAT. The award covers the single lot and the contract is active. The published information identifies the selected supplier and the contract outcome, but does not set out separate quality or price weightings. This is therefore a framework-based direct award rather than an open competition for bids from the wider market.

This requirement indicates demand for specialist environmental research and consultancy that can turn invasive-species control evidence into a defensible benefit–cost analysis. Suppliers seeking similar work from Defra would need capability in economic appraisal, counterfactual analysis and value-for-money assessment, alongside an understanding of eradication and control programmes for invasive pests such as the yellow-legged hornet. Credible delivery would also depend on handling evidence on the impacts of species presence and response measures, translating technical findings into a structured analytical framework, and producing work suitable for a central-government policy decision. Experience combining ecological or biosecurity research with public-sector consultancy would be particularly relevant when this type of requirement returns to market.

## Notice

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The main objective of this work is to develop a benefit-cost analysis (BCA) framework that will assess the extent to which eradication and control measures implemented to date, present value for money when compared with a counterfactual scenario of no intervention.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089100-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,843 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Fera Science Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 12:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089100-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089100-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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