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

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

Direct award

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£1,400,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Royal Society of Wildlife Trust2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RSWT to develop an operational plan for predator eradication on the Isles of Scilly as a strategic compensatory measure funded by the Marine Recovery Fund. The plan will include planning, research and community engagement to progress the delivery of a predator reduction programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 6 Aug 2025, 13:46 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2025, 19:16 BST
Authority reference: C29672
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060699
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05827d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: 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.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 Aug 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published387 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 19:16 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
6 Aug 2025, 13:46 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
25 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Sept 2025, 19:16 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,400,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Royal Society of Wildlife TrustAccelerating Delivery of Predator Reduction on the Isles of Scilly1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2027	£1,400,000	6 Aug 2025standstill to 22 Aug 2025	Standstill
Royal Society of Wildlife Trust	£1,402,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

MRF - Accelerating Delivery of Predator Eradication on the Isles of Scilly · Royal Society of Wildlife Trust
Signed
29 Aug 2025
Value
£1,402,000
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Royal Society of Wildlife TrustAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000558 The Kiln Waterside, Mather Road, NEWARK, East Midlands, NG24 1WTContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2025, 19:16 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2025, 13:46 BST