Scope
Title
Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need
Reference
P-30238
Description
Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need
A two lot project, lot one hosting a collection of vegetable genetic material and lot two hosting a collection of pea genetic material.
Project aims for both lots are:
• Protecting our most important food and forage crops in an effort to safeguard global food security
• Minimising genetic erosion and safeguard the genetic diversity of farmed and wild plants
• Conserving and sustainably using our plant genetic resources
• Sharing the benefits arising from the conservation and sustainable use of our plant genetic resources
Contract type
Services
Main category (CPV code)
- 73110000 - Research services
Contract location
- UK - United Kingdom
Contract start date (estimated)
1 April 2023
Contract end date (estimated)
31 March 2035
Maximum value (estimated, excluding VAT)
£4,200,000
Renewal
No
OptionsThe right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
No
Contract is suitable for
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Buyers
Defra Group Commercial
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Nobel House,17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Not on any register
NUTS code: UKI32 - Westminster
Contact name: Helen Evans
Email: helen.evans@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 02030256482
Procedure
Procurement start date (estimated)When the contract notice or equivalent will be published.
6 December 2022
Commercial approachWhether the procurement is for a new requirement or a reprocurement.
New requirement