Expired contract

Exotic Mycoplasma species: Ensuring Tools and Capability To Detect Threats

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimenatale della Sicilia (IZS)
Value: £60,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Research and experimental development services
Published: 4 March 2021
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

3 Specific requirements 3.1 The Contractor will perform a study to generate further research data on the persistence of CA organism to compliment data previously generated by IZS under projects SE2203 and SE2209 (Contract Ecm 48124). 4 Objectives The Contractor will conduct further research to achieve the following objectives: 4.1 Objective A: - Assess ticks (with potential to extend to biting insects) as carriers of Ma. - Determine whether Ma survives blood meal ingestion. 4.2 Objective B: - Assess survival of Ma under natural external environmental conditions and in the presence of disinfectants. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk", ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Timeline

Completed: Award date2 March 2021
Completed: Award published4 March 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.

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