Award

NCF R&D Trees Symposium - Trees and Forestry Conference: Research-Practice Exchange.

  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070217

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d847 (view related notices)

Published 31 October 2025, 4:02pm



Scope

Reference

C31084

Description

Both Defra's Nature for Climate Fund and the UKRI Future of UK Treescapes programme complete in 2025. The aim is to host a join symposium in the autumn of 2025 to showcase the research undertaken across both programmes. The target audience will be government policy makers and other end users of the research. The objective of this contract is to pay Gloucester University for the organisation and delivery of a R&D symposium in autumn 2025, in collaboration with the organising committee, consisting of representatives from Defra Trees team, Defra tree health team, the Centre for Forest Protection, Forest Research and the Treescapes Ambassador team.


Contract 1. NCF R&D Trees - Trees and Forestry Conference: Research-Practice Exchange

Supplier

Contract value

  • £76,767 excluding VAT
  • £92,120.40 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

31 October 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 14 November 2025 to 30 November 2025
  • 17 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

University of Gloucester

The Park

Cheltenham

GL50 2RH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. NCF R&D Trees - Trees and Forestry Conference: Research-Practice Exchange


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

Contact name: Rhiannon Leyden-Preece

Email: rhiannon.leyden-preece@defra.gov.uk

Website: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government