Award

MRF - Accelerating Delivery of Predator Eradication on the Isles of Scilly

  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046529

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05827b

Published 6 August 2025, 1:45pm



Scope

Reference

C29672

Description

Progressing the operational plan for rat eradication on Isles of Scilly as a strategic compensatory measure funded through the Marine Recovery Fund. The plan will include planning, research and community engagement which is necessary to progress the delivery of predator reduction programme.


Contract 1. Accelerating Delivery of Predator Reduction on the Isles of Scilly

Suppliers

Supplier not yet selected

Contract value

  • £1,400,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,676,400 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2027
  • 1 year, 7 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons

This requirement is location specific, and a third party could not deliver the measure without the Duchy of Cornwall (Landowner) and RSWT (Land Manager) agreement, Defra do not consider it appropriate to tender for this project. The only route to market option is a direct contract award by single tender action to RSWT.


Contracting authority

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBD-3289-CDGX

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government