Expired contract

Survey of Crop Pests and Diseases

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): RSK ADAS Ltd
Value: £686,518
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 6 July 2021
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Defra is seeking a delivery body to continue with the survey for the next 5 years. The project team will seek a steer from stakeholders on future priorities for pest and disease monitoring in wheat and oilseed crops in order to determine its' longer term uses and viability. It will also support the collection and reporting of data over the next 5 years in a consistent manner with the historic survey. It will ensure the survey responds to trends for a greater use of digital data in farming, reporting results and collating historic data in farmer friendly web-based formats to make it more accessible and useful to the sector.

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 June 2021
Completed: Award published6 July 2021
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2024

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov