Official UK procurement notice
ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£17,843published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Sept 2026
Awarded to Fera Science Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDefra Self-Service Direct Award.
The main objective of this work is to develop a benefit–cost analysis (BCA) framework that will assess the extent to which eradication and control measures implemented to date, present value for money when compared with a counterfactual scenario of no intervention.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:21 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:21 BST
- Authority reference
C35544- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077654
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £17,8431 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fera Science Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon · Fera Science Ltd
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2026
- Value
- £17,843
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 — 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published21 Sept 2026, 12:21 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fera Science LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender