ES RDE 036 - Insecticide Resistance 2026-2027

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to RSK ADAS Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defra Self-service Direct Award. This project seeks to understand how effective insecticide products are against key pests. Priority pest samples (e.g. insects, mites, nematodes) will be analysed for resistance across arable (not only cereals and OSR e.g. seed potatoes, sugar beet), fruit and horticultural crops, where insecticides are still relied on for control.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
Authority reference: C33889
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038656
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068cf4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
28 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RSK ADAS Limited	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ES RDE 036 - Insecticide resistance 2026-2027 · RSK ADAS Limited
Signed
22 Apr 2026
Value
£100,000
Period
27 Apr 2026 – 26 Feb 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RSK ADAS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQCY-9477-PLDH Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby, North West, WA6 0ARContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST