Expired contract

RDE635 Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) surveillance in the UK

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): NIAB
Value: £29,813
Duration: 8 months
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 31 July 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Improve knowledge and understanding of BMSB incursion, establishment and geographical distribution in the UK, and raise awareness among members of the public through targeted communications at high risk sites. Requirement and scope: • Active and passive surveillance for BMSB incursions in UK, including targeted surveillance at high risk sites. • Development and dissemination of targeted communications to raise awareness in areas at high risk of incursion (e.g. motorhome storage sites). • Public reporting of sightings through appropriate channels • End of project report to Defra

Timeline

Completed: Award date24 July 2024
Completed: Award published31 July 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 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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