Award

Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance & Vertebrate Ecotoxicology

  • NATURAL ENGLAND

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-045755

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058074 (view related notices)

Published 4 August 2025, 4:06pm



Scope

Reference

C29828

Description

Collaborative agreement, for: There are two programmes covered by this MoA between Natural England and the Institute of Zoology - Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance and Vertebrate Ecotoxicology. Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance Since 1999, Natural England's Species Recovery Programme (SRP) has funded a number of conservation translocations and re-introductions. The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have undertaken the necessary disease risk analyses and health surveillance for these projects including the monitoring of animal health before, during and after release. This project will enable the appropriate disease risk analysis to be undertaken for animals that are to be released in this financial year and the continued monitoring of those animals that have been released, where appropriate. This is necessary whether the origin of these species are ex-situ populations destined for rein


Contract 1. MoA - Disease Risk Analysis & Health Surveillance for the Species Recovery Prog

Supplier

Contract value

  • £232,890 excluding VAT
  • £232,890 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

4 August 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 14 August 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 18 August 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2027
  • 1 year, 7 months, 14 days

Description of possible extension:

None enacted so far. Date 31/03/2027 would be first date likely to be agreed.

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

By the written agreement of the Parties.

CPV classifications

  • 77400000 - Zoological services

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

Institute of Zoology

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLMW-5186-XMWR

Outer Circle, Regent's Park

London

NW1 4RY

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Associated people/organisations:

None, project supported in-house.

Contract 1. MoA - Disease Risk Analysis & Health Surveillance for the Species Recovery Prog


Contracting authority

NATURAL ENGLAND

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDG-6588-XDMM

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Summary of their role in this procurement: Undertaking procurement requirements on behalf of Customer, Natural England.

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBD-3289-CDGX

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster


Contact organisation

Contact DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS for any enquiries.