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title: "Molecular Analysis of Water Primrose (Ludwigia)"
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# Molecular Analysis of Water Primrose (Ludwigia)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/molecular-analysis-of-water-primrose-ludwigia-ocds-h6vhtk-077815). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: "Molecular Analysis of Water Primrose (Ludwigia)". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £80,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/molecular-analysis-of-water-primrose-ludwigia-ocds-h6vhtk-077815#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077815`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/molecular-analysis-of-water-primrose-ludwigia-ocds-h6vhtk-077815#tl-md)

## Description
This project will undertake genetic analysis of Ludwigia populations in England to strengthen and refine the national eradication programme and provide baseline research towards a potential biological control.
Ludwigia (water primrose) is a high-priority invasive non-native species due to its capacity to spread rapidly, form dense mats, outcompete native aquatic vegetation, and significantly alter freshwater ecosystems. These impacts are already well documented across continental Europe and elsewhere, where the species has caused ecological degradation and increased management costs.
There is a legal commitment for Defra to eradicate water primrose under the EU Regulation 1143/2014, retained in UK law. Achieving this requires not only effective physical and chemical control, but also a stronger understanding of the species’ biology, origin, and pathways of spread. This will allow us to recognise pathways of spread and manage these through good biosecurity and Pathway Action Plans.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71620000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CAB International**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95966`
  - Value: £80,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Molecular Analysis of Water Primrose (Ludwigia) (active)
  - Signed Value: £80,000
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F089907-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-23T08:05:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:23:13.529Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077815