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title: "Provision and Maintenance of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D requirements - Project ref 32705"
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# Provision and Maintenance of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D requirements - Project ref 32705

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-maintenance-of-a-vegetable-and-pea-genebank-to-facilitate-r-d-requirements-p-ocds-h6vhtk-0351db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "Provision and Maintenance of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D requirements - Project ref 32705". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0351db`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-maintenance-of-a-vegetable-and-pea-genebank-to-facilitate-r-d-requirements-p-ocds-h6vhtk-0351db#tl-md)

## Description
Facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of vegetables and an array of peas. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of vegetable and pea species. The successful supplier(s) will have facilities to operate extensive cold and dry storage. Propagation and planting out facilities suitable for multiple commercial species and the ability to supply materials to researchers on request, in line with our commitments under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. 
An online supplier information event will be held on Wednesday 20th of July 2022. For an invitation to the event, please contact Helen.Evans@defra.gov.uk no later than 16:00 on Tuesday 19th of July 2022.

## Lots (2)
### Lot Lot 1: Vegetable Genebank
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of vegetables. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of vegetable species. The succe...

### Lot Lot 2: Pea Genebank
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Facilities and staff to manage a large ex-situ collection of an array of peas. The successful supplier will be required to maintain the genetic materials in appropriate UK based storage for long term preservation of pea species. The successful suppli...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019251-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-14T10:00:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:35:09.533Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0351db