Expired contract

RDE547 Picoplankton Size Spectra & Drivers of Change

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Value: £59,862
Duration: 10 months
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 6 June 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Address gaps in understanding of picoplankton as identified in years 1 & 2 of the project. The drivers of change and size spectra work have particularly shown this area as a gap where the very smallest of things have a strong influence on the large plankton asset.

Timeline

Completed: Award date24 May 2024
Completed: Award published6 June 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date28 March 2025

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. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. 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.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

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

Relevant CPV codes

73200000 · Research and development consultancy services

Decision makers

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